How Many People Are Named Whittaker?
An estimated 306 people in the United States have the first name Whittaker. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Whittaker peaked in popularity in 2020 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Whittaker 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 Whittaker paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
306
About 1 in 1,120,112 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2020
27 births
Total Registered
308
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Whittaker
Whittaker is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 308 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Whittaker as a male name
Ranked #4,298 in 2024
25 male births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (27 births)
Whittaker: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Whittaker span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 157 babies were registered. While Whittaker is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Whittaker by Decade
How has Whittaker 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.
Whittaker by State
Whittaker + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Whittaker as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Whittaker: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Whittaker?
We estimate approximately 306 people named Whittaker 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 1,120,112 Americans share this first name.
Is Whittaker a common name?
Whittaker is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 308 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Whittaker most popular?
Whittaker reached peak popularity in 2020, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Whittaker is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Whittaker a male name?
Whittaker is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Whittaker Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Whittaker Smith, Whittaker Johnson, Whittaker 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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