Meaning"White field worker" or "white acre worker".
OriginEnglish
GenderMale
Syllables3
NumerologyLife Path 5
US Rank (today)#2587
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Origin & history of Whitaker
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English roots
Whitaker comes from the English tradition, meaning "White field worker" or "white acre worker"..
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How popular is Whitaker?
2021peak 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 registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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