How Many People Are Named Whit?
people named Whit are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 382,737 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,287 babies named Whit in Social Security records from 1881 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
79 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Whit in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Whit alive today is about 20 years old, and 75% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 35 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Whit first appears in the records in 1881, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 79 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1881 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Whit has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #645, in 1886. In 2025 it ranked #1,958.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,958 |
| Best rank | #645 (1886) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,351 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Whit alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Whit were born in Kansas than in any other state: about 40 of those alive today.
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