How Many People Are Named Whit?
An estimated 837 people in the United States have the first name Whit. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Whit peaked in popularity in 2024 with 71 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Whit as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Whit paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
837
About 1 in 409,503 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2024
71 births
Total Registered
1,208
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Whit
Whit is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,208 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Whit as a male name
Ranked #2,110 in 2024
71 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (71 births)
Whit: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Whit span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 271 babies were registered. Whit remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Whit by Decade
How has Whit tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Whit by State
Birth registrations for Whit span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Kansas, Georgia, Texas. The lowest are in Nebraska, North Carolina, Missouri. On average, about 13 Whits were registered per state.
Whit + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Whit as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Whit
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Whit: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Whit?
We estimate approximately 837 people named Whit are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 409,503 Americans share this first name.
Is Whit a common name?
Whit is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,208 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Whit most popular?
Whit reached peak popularity in 2024, when 71 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Whit is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Whit a male name?
Whit is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Whit Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Whit Smith, Whit Johnson, Whit Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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