Whit
Whit was the 1958th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 79 babies. Its best year was 1886, when it ranked 645th; the most babies were born in 2025 (79). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,916 places. More babies were named Whit in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,958 boys, up 883 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 79boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202579 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,287babies recorded
Whit popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,958 | 79 |
| 2020 | #2,841 | 43 |
| 2010 | #8,752 | 9 |
| 2000 | #9,088 | 7 |
| 1990 | #6,391 | 8 |
| 1980 | #6,220 | 6 |
| 1970 | #3,277 | 10 |
| 1960 | #4,578 | 5 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | #2,666 | 9 |
| 1930 | #4,530 | 5 |
| 1920 | #2,597 | 12 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | #1,501 | 5 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Whit, counting every spelling?
Whit is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,192 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,958 for Whit on its own. Together these spellings went to 158 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whit | 79 | #1,958 | 307 |
| Witt | 42 | #2,986 | 151 |
| Whitt | 37 | #3,234 | 141 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Whit?
79 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Whit (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Whit born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 106 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Whit.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Whit?
About 900 people born in the US named Whit are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 4 and 27. That makes Whit a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Whit by state
How common Whit was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Kansas (12.3×). In 41 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Whit: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Whit, they share its era and feel.
Whit is also a nickname for Whitley and Whitney.
Questions about the name Whit
How popular is the name Whit?
Whit was the 1958th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 79 babies. Its best year was 1886, when it ranked 645th; the most babies were born in 2025 (79). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,916 places. More babies were named Whit in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Whit a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Whit in the US.
Where is Whit most popular?
In 2021–2025, Whit was most common in Kansas (0.44 per 1,000 boys), followed by Nebraska and Missouri.