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Origin & history of Whitaker1
English roots
Whitaker comes from the English tradition, meaning "White field worker" or "white acre worker"..
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How popular is Whitaker?
2021
peak year
Today, Whitaker is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #2587), with only about 52 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2021, 64 babies were given the name (ranked #2220 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Whitaker's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 792 babies have been registered as Whitaker since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
64
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #2,220)
(ranked #2,220)
52
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
520
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
792
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Whitaker5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
🌍Adventurous
🦋Free spirit
🎭Adaptable
💬Magnetic
W5
H8
I9
T2
A1
K2
E5
R9
Sum: 41 → Life path 5
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Personality of Whitaker🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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