Whitaker Boy
How popular is Whitaker?
#2,167 boy name in 2025
66 baby boys were named Whitaker in the US in 2025, making it the 2167th most popular boy name.
Whitaker popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,167 for boys (▲ 43 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 66 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+78% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,084 in 2015, #2,585 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (66 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,167 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1949 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Whitaker counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Whitaker family of names ranked #1,442 for boys in 2025 (#1,551 the year before), with 100 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Whitaker | 66 | 66% |
| Whittaker | 34 | 34% |
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 Whitaker is most popular
Babies named Whitaker per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- North Carolina: 0.1 per 1,000 (19 boys)
- South Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Tennessee: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Georgia: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Whitaker by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 5 | #3,689 |
| 1980s | 10 | #6,234 |
| 1990s | 25 | #7,414 |
| 2000s | 117 | #3,330 |
| 2010s | 349 | #2,294 |
| 2020s | 343 | #2,167 |
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Questions
- Is Whitaker a boy or girl name?
- Whitaker is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Whitaker were boys.
- How popular is the name Whitaker?
- 66 baby boys were named Whitaker in the US in 2025, making it the 2167th most popular boy name.
- When was Whitaker most popular?
- Whitaker peaked in 2025, when 66 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,167 in 2025.
- How many people are named Whitaker?
- 860 babies have been named Whitaker in the US since 1880. We estimate about 852 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 8.
- Where is Whitaker most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Whitaker was most common in North Carolina, at 0.1 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.