Whitman
Whitman was the 3508th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 1909, when it ranked 1674th; the most babies were born in 2018 (39). Over the last ten years it has moved up 79 places. More babies were named Whitman in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,508 boys, up 219 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 33boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201839 babies
- Total since 1880
- 901babies recorded
Whitman popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,508 | 33 |
| 2020 | #3,727 | 29 |
| 2010 | #4,232 | 24 |
| 2000 | #4,778 | 16 |
| 1990 | #5,359 | 10 |
| 1980 | #6,221 | 6 |
| 1970 | #4,715 | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | #3,316 | 7 |
| 1940 | #3,124 | 7 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #2,958 | 10 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Whitman, counting every spelling?
Whitman has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Whitman?
33 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Whitman (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Whitman 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 253 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Whitman.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Whitman?
About 800 people born in the US named Whitman are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 7 and 22. That makes Whitman mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Whitman by state
How common Whitman was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Whitman
How popular is the name Whitman?
Whitman was the 3508th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 1909, when it ranked 1674th; the most babies were born in 2018 (39). Over the last ten years it has moved up 79 places. More babies were named Whitman in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Whitman a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Whitman in the US.
Where is Whitman most popular?
In 2021–2025, Whitman was most common in Alabama (0.07 per 1,000 boys).