Whit is a rare boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Whit is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,958 for boy births in the United States (and #4,186 across all names), given to 79 babies. Whit first appears in 1881 and peaked in 2025 (79 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 79 | 79 | #1,958 |
| 2024 | 71 | 71 | #2,116 |
| 2023 | 57 | 57 | #2,414 |
| 2022 | 54 | 54 | #2,560 |
| 2021 | 46 | 46 | #2,771 |
| 2020 | 43 | 43 | #2,841 |
| 2019 | 36 | 36 | #3,255 |
| 2018 | 31 | 31 | #3,602 |
| 2017 | 30 | 30 | #3,668 |
| 2016 | 29 | 29 | #3,771 |
| 2015 | 28 | 28 | #3,874 |
| 2014 | 15 | 15 | #5,981 |
| 2013 | 14 | 14 | #6,226 |
| 2012 | 19 | 19 | #5,029 |
| 2011 | 17 | 17 | #5,418 |
| 2010 | 9 | 9 | #8,752 |
| 2009 | 15 | 15 | #6,074 |
| 2008 | 11 | 11 | #7,677 |
| 2007 | 11 | 11 | #7,559 |
| 2006 | 10 | 10 | #7,968 |
| 2005 | 12 | 12 | #6,615 |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | #13,144 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | #10,843 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 | #10,615 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | #10,502 |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | #9,088 |
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | #9,861 |
| 1990 | 8 | — | #6,391 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | #7,244 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | #7,788 |
| 1985 | 6 | — | #6,506 |
| 1984 | 8 | — | #4,956 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #7,257 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | #6,220 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | #6,039 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | #6,738 |
| 1976 | 6 | — | #5,570 |
| 1974 | 8 | — | #4,177 |
| 1973 | 6 | — | #5,083 |
| 1971 | 11 | — | #3,138 |
| 1970 | 10 | — | #3,277 |
| 1969 | 8 | — | #3,587 |
| 1968 | 7 | — | #3,669 |
| 1966 | 5 | — | #4,525 |
| 1965 | 5 | — | #4,419 |
| 1964 | 9 | — | #3,042 |
| 1963 | 6 | — | #4,036 |
| 1962 | 7 | — | #3,631 |
| 1961 | 11 | — | #2,702 |
| 1960 | 5 | — | #4,578 |
| 1959 | 5 | — | #4,555 |
| 1958 | 11 | — | #2,639 |
| 1957 | 13 | — | #2,371 |
| 1956 | 10 | — | #2,790 |
| 1955 | 5 | — | #4,382 |
| 1954 | 10 | — | #2,735 |
| 1953 | 11 | — | #2,526 |
| 1952 | 11 | — | #2,508 |
| 1951 | 5 | — | #4,238 |
| 1949 | 8 | — | #3,009 |
| 1947 | 7 | — | #3,367 |
| 1945 | 7 | — | #2,988 |
| 1944 | 6 | — | #3,419 |
| 1943 | 8 | — | #2,956 |
| 1942 | 5 | — | #4,030 |
| 1941 | 5 | — | #3,986 |
| 1940 | 9 | — | #2,666 |
| 1938 | 7 | — | #3,168 |
| 1935 | 9 | — | #2,716 |
| 1934 | 5 | — | #4,190 |
| 1933 | 5 | — | #4,136 |
| 1932 | 7 | — | #3,355 |
| 1931 | 8 | — | #3,091 |
| 1930 | 5 | — | #4,530 |
| 1929 | 7 | — | #3,547 |
| 1928 | 9 | — | #3,069 |
| 1927 | 7 | — | #3,770 |
| 1926 | 8 | — | #3,372 |
| 1925 | 9 | — | #3,148 |
| 1924 | 19 | — | #1,891 |
| 1923 | 15 | — | #2,220 |
| 1922 | 6 | — | #4,296 |
| 1921 | 7 | — | #3,856 |
| 1920 | 12 | — | #2,597 |
| 1919 | 13 | — | #2,380 |
| 1918 | 9 | — | #3,089 |
| 1917 | 11 | — | #2,557 |
| 1916 | 11 | — | #2,536 |
| 1915 | 8 | — | #3,069 |
| 1914 | 9 | — | #2,450 |
| 1913 | 10 | — | #1,942 |
| 1911 | 6 | — | #1,734 |
| 1909 | 5 | — | #1,673 |
| 1906 | 5 | — | #1,407 |
| 1905 | 7 | — | #1,089 |
| 1903 | 8 | — | #908 |
| 1902 | 5 | — | #1,312 |
| 1900 | 5 | — | #1,501 |
| 1895 | 5 | — | #1,237 |
| 1894 | 5 | — | #1,231 |
| 1892 | 5 | — | #1,249 |
| 1891 | 8 | — | #764 |
| 1888 | 6 | — | #1,026 |
| 1886 | 10 | — | #645 |
| 1884 | 6 | — | #968 |
| 1883 | 6 | — | #885 |
| 1882 | 5 | — | #1,092 |
| 1881 | 6 | — | #864 |