Whitaker
Whitaker was the 2181st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 66 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 964 places. More babies were named Whitaker in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,181 boys, up 434 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 66boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202566 babies
- Total since 1880
- 860babies recorded
Whitaker popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 11 since 2014.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,181 | 66 |
| 2020 | #2,615 | 49 |
| 2010 | #5,465 | 17 |
| 2000 | #8,177 | 8 |
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How popular is Whitaker, counting every spelling?
Whitaker is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,561 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,181 for Whitaker on its own. Together these spellings went to 100 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitaker | 66 | #2,181 | 294 |
| Whittaker | 34 | #3,445 | 128 |
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 Whitaker?
66 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Whitaker (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Whitaker 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 127 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Whitaker.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Whitaker?
About 800 people born in the US named Whitaker are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 4 and 13. That makes Whitaker 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.
Whitaker by state
How common Whitaker was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 45 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 Whitaker: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Whitaker, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Whitaker
How popular is the name Whitaker?
Whitaker was the 2181st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 66 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 964 places. More babies were named Whitaker in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Whitaker a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Whitaker in the US.
Where is Whitaker most popular?
In 2021–2025, Whitaker was most common in North Carolina (0.07 per 1,000 boys), followed by South Carolina and Tennessee.