Whitaker
#5,270 most common boys' name of all time · #13,092 across all names · 99% male / 1% female · used 1949–2025
Rank among boys
#5,270
Rank overall
#13,092 of 105,966
First appeared
1949
Years on the list
32 of 146
All-time
860
Since 2016
551
Peak year
2025 #2,171
Best rank
#2,171 2025
Girls
Boys
peak 66/yr
Whitaker first appears in 1949. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 66 | 66 | #2,171 |
| 2024 | — | 65 | 65 | #2,219 |
| 2023 | — | 50 | 50 | #2,631 |
| 2022 | 6 | 49 | 55 | #2,691 |
| 2021 | — | 64 | 64 | #2,207 |
| 2020 | — | 49 | 49 | #2,596 |
| 2019 | — | 53 | 53 | #2,503 |
| 2018 | — | 45 | 45 | #2,718 |
| 2017 | — | 57 | 57 | #2,298 |
| 2016 | — | 47 | 47 | #2,640 |
| 2015 | — | 37 | 37 | #3,104 |
| 2014 | 5 | 34 | 39 | #3,248 |
| 2013 | — | 23 | 23 | #4,214 |
| 2012 | — | 18 | 18 | #5,081 |
| 2011 | — | 18 | 18 | #5,035 |
| 2010 | — | 17 | 17 | #5,304 |
| 2009 | — | 33 | 33 | #3,343 |
| 2008 | — | 18 | 18 | #5,100 |
| 2007 | — | 17 | 17 | #5,258 |
| 2006 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,781 |
| 2005 | — | 9 | 9 | #7,797 |
| 2004 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,303 |
| 2003 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,025 |
| 2002 | — | 9 | 9 | #7,197 |
| 2000 | — | 8 | 8 | #7,580 |
| 1999 | — | 7 | 7 | #8,060 |
| 1998 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,715 |
| 1997 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,387 |
| 1992 | — | 6 | 6 | #7,719 |
| 1989 | — | 5 | 5 | #8,261 |
| 1983 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,610 |
| 1949 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,204 |