US rank #3990 Boys' name Peak 2022 391 births

Whitt — #3990 US boys' name

391 babies named Whitt in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s171920s311940s201950s51960s51980s62000s532010s1272020s127
#3990
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 72% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Whitt was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

34 babies were named Whitt in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Whitt

The Social Security Administration has registered 391 babies named Whitt between 1918 and 2024, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Whitt currently holds the #3990 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Whitt performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 127 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Whitt shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Whitt in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Whitt in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 391 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Whitt at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

391

Since 1918

107 years of records

Peak year

2022

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,990

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1918

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2024

Whitt popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1918

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
34
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
010203040 20242019201420092002194819231918 7

Whitt by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
127 births that decade — 32% of Whitt's all-time total
1910s171920s311940s201950s51960s51980s62000s532010s1272020s127

Whitt by state

Where Whitt concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Whitt
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
11 2.8%
Texas share of Whitt's total US births 2.8%

11 of 391 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Whitt?
391 babies have been named Whitt since 1918. It currently ranks #3990 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 34 births.
When was Whitt most popular?
Whitt was most popular in the 2010s decade with 127 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Whitt most popular?
The top states for the name Whitt are Texas (11 births).
How long has the name Whitt been used?
Whitt has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 107 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Whitt?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Whitney, Whit, Whitman, Whitaker, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1918–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.