How Many People Are Named Whitman?
people named Whitman are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 446,777 people in the US has this name
Based on 901 babies named Whitman in Social Security records from 1909 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
39 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Whitman in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Whitman alive today is about 17 years old, and 86% are under 30. Half of them were between 6 and 22 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Whitman first appears in the records in 1909 and was given most often in 2018, to 39 babies. In 2025, 33 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1909 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Whitman has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,673, in 1909. In 2025 it ranked #3,507.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,507 |
| Best rank | #1,673 (1909) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,542 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Whitman alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Whitman were born in Alabama than in any other state: about 8 of those alive today.
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