Whitman is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2018 and remains in steady use.
Whitman is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,508 for boy births in the United States (and #7,555 across all names), given to 33 babies. Whitman first appears in 1909 and peaked in 2018 (39 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | 33 | #3,508 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | #4,192 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | #3,996 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | #4,181 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | #4,231 |
| 2020 | 29 | 29 | #3,727 |
| 2019 | 32 | 32 | #3,565 |
| 2018 | 39 | 39 | #3,050 |
| 2017 | 36 | 36 | #3,247 |
| 2016 | 36 | 36 | #3,225 |
| 2015 | 31 | 31 | #3,587 |
| 2014 | 25 | 25 | #4,127 |
| 2013 | 35 | 35 | #3,184 |
| 2012 | 26 | 26 | #3,999 |
| 2011 | 24 | 24 | #4,213 |
| 2010 | 24 | 24 | #4,232 |
| 2009 | 18 | 18 | #5,313 |
| 2008 | 23 | 23 | #4,386 |
| 2007 | 23 | 23 | #4,365 |
| 2006 | 14 | 14 | #6,077 |
| 2005 | 11 | 11 | #7,076 |
| 2004 | 14 | 14 | #5,798 |
| 2003 | 14 | 14 | #5,543 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 | #10,616 |
| 2001 | 16 | 16 | #4,883 |
| 2000 | 16 | 16 | #4,778 |
| 1999 | 10 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 1998 | 8 | 8 | #7,527 |
| 1997 | 7 | — | #8,077 |
| 1996 | 7 | — | #7,943 |
| 1994 | 5 | — | #10,193 |
| 1993 | 7 | — | #7,613 |
| 1992 | 7 | — | #7,387 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #9,603 |
| 1990 | 10 | — | #5,359 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | #9,188 |
| 1987 | 9 | — | #4,949 |
| 1983 | 6 | — | #6,210 |
| 1981 | 7 | — | #5,456 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | #6,221 |
| 1970 | 6 | — | #4,715 |
| 1969 | 8 | — | #3,588 |
| 1966 | 5 | — | #4,526 |
| 1965 | 5 | — | #4,420 |
| 1954 | 6 | — | #3,814 |
| 1953 | 6 | — | #3,783 |
| 1950 | 7 | — | #3,316 |
| 1949 | 5 | — | #4,192 |
| 1947 | 5 | — | #4,252 |
| 1942 | 5 | — | #4,031 |
| 1940 | 7 | — | #3,124 |
| 1939 | 8 | — | #2,823 |
| 1936 | 5 | — | #4,030 |
| 1931 | 6 | — | #3,749 |
| 1929 | 7 | — | #3,548 |
| 1928 | 6 | — | #4,136 |
| 1924 | 7 | — | #3,858 |
| 1922 | 6 | — | #4,297 |
| 1920 | 10 | — | #2,958 |
| 1919 | 8 | — | #3,385 |
| 1918 | 10 | — | #2,871 |
| 1917 | 6 | — | #3,965 |
| 1916 | 7 | — | #3,500 |
| 1915 | 6 | — | #3,819 |
| 1914 | 10 | — | #2,264 |
| 1909 | 5 | — | #1,674 |