How Many People Are Named Whitaker?
people named Whitaker are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 402,099 people in the US has this name
Based on 860 babies named Whitaker in Social Security records from 1949 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
66 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "white field" in Old English.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Whitaker, 1.3% were girls and 98.7% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Whitaker alive today is about 9 years old, and 98% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 12 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Whitaker first appears in the records in 1949, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 66 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1949 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Whitaker has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,181, in 2025. In 2025 it ranked #2,181.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,181 |
| Best rank | #2,181 (2025) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,219 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Whitaker alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Whitaker were born in North Carolina than in any other state: about 30 of those alive today.
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