Whittaker Name Popularity and Statistics

Whittaker is Predominantly used for boys. The statistics below show this exact spelling in official U.S. records.

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Most Recent Year on Record2025
Total Recorded U.S. Births342
First Year on Record2002

Whittaker popularity by year

YearUsage categoryBirthsRank
2025Boys34#3,379
2024Boys25#4,200
2023Boys26#4,112
2022Boys18#5,215
2021Boys25#4,118
2020Boys27#3,811
2019Boys25#4,114
2018Boys20#4,739
2017Boys14#6,060
2016Boys25#4,098
2015Boys13#6,324
2014Boys13#6,307
2013Boys21#4,463
2012Boys14#6,001
2011Boys5#12,287
2010Boys7#9,693
2009Boys9#8,310
2008Boys6#11,037
2007Boys5#12,367
2004Boys5#11,356
2002Boys5#10,667

Ranks compare names only within the same year and source category. Birth totals are historical records, not an exact count of living people.

Peak recorded years

2025 · Boys

34 recorded births and rank #3,379.

2020 · Boys

27 recorded births and rank #3,811.

2023 · Boys

26 recorded births and rank #4,112.

2024 · Boys

25 recorded births and rank #4,200.

Where Whittaker ranked highest in 2020

State rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys within each state. The SSA omits state-level names recorded fewer than five times, so low visible counts can still represent a relatively high state rank.

Highest state rankings for Boys

GA
Rank #1,300 · 5 recorded births

View the complete state-by-state table for Whittaker