Whittaker — #4274 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Whittaker

The Social Security Administration has registered 308 babies named Whittaker between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Whittaker currently holds the #4274 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Whittaker performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 157 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Whittaker shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Washington, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Whittaker in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Whittaker 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 308 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.