How Many People Are Named Whitaker?
An estimated 784 people in the United States have the first name Whitaker. It is predominantly male (98.6%). The average bearer is 11 years old, and Whitaker peaked in popularity in 2021 with 64 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Whitaker 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 Whitaker paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
784
About 1 in 437,187 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
98.6% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2021
64 births
Total Registered
792
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Whitaker
Whitaker is predominantly male (98.6%), though 11 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Whitaker as a male name
Ranked #2,253 in 2024
64 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (64 births)
Whitaker as a female name
Ranked #15,179 in 2022
6 female births in 2022
Peak: 2022 (6 births)
Whitaker: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Whitaker span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 354 babies were registered. While Whitaker is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Whitaker by Decade
How has Whitaker 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.
Whitaker by State
Birth registrations for Whitaker span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Georgia, Texas. The lowest are in Washington, Tennessee, South Carolina. On average, about 11 Whitakers were registered per state.
Whitaker + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Whitaker as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Whitaker
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Whitaker: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Whitaker?
We estimate approximately 784 people named Whitaker 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 437,187 Americans share this first name.
Is Whitaker a common name?
Whitaker is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 792 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Whitaker most popular?
Whitaker reached peak popularity in 2021, when 64 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Whitaker is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Whitaker a male name?
Whitaker is predominantly male. 98.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Whitaker Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Whitaker Smith, Whitaker Johnson, Whitaker 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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