Whit Boy
How popular is Whit?
#1,942 boy name in 2025
79 baby boys were named Whit in the US in 2025, making it the 1942nd most popular boy name.
Whit popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,942 for boys (▲ 156 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 79 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+182% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,774 in 2015, #2,805 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (79 boys) |
| Highest rank | #605 in 1886 |
| First recorded | 1881 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Whit counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Whit family of names ranked #1,321 for boys in 2025 (#1,462 the year before), with 116 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Whit | 79 | 68% |
| Whitt | 37 | 32% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Whit is most popular
Babies named Whit per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Kansas: 0.4 per 1,000 (30 boys)
- Nebraska: 0.1 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Missouri: 0.1 per 1,000 (12 boys)
- Georgia: 0.1 per 1,000 (19 boys)
- South Carolina: 0.1 per 1,000 (6 boys)
Whit by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 39 | #605 |
| 1890s | 23 | #699 |
| 1900s | 35 | #846 |
| 1910s | 77 | #1,536 |
| 1920s | 99 | #1,839 |
| 1930s | 46 | #2,529 |
| 1940s | 55 | #2,478 |
| 1950s | 81 | #2,273 |
| 1960s | 63 | #2,537 |
| 1970s | 52 | #2,971 |
| 1980s | 36 | #4,549 |
| 1990s | 14 | #5,816 |
| 2000s | 89 | #5,796 |
| 2010s | 228 | #3,198 |
| 2020s | 350 | #1,942 |
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Questions
- Is Whit a boy or girl name?
- Whit is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Whit were boys.
- How popular is the name Whit?
- 79 baby boys were named Whit in the US in 2025, making it the 1942nd most popular boy name.
- When was Whit most popular?
- Whit peaked in 2025, when 79 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #605 in 1886.
- How many people are named Whit?
- 1,287 babies have been named Whit in the US since 1880. We estimate about 900 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
- Where is Whit most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Whit was most common in Kansas, at 0.4 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.