MeaningWhite field, meadow. | Formal: Field of white flowers.
OriginModern American
GenderMale
Syllables2
NumerologyLife Path 6
US Rank (today)#11623
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Origin & history of Whitfield
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Modern American roots
Whitfield comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning White field, meadow. | Formal: Field of white flowers..
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How popular is Whitfield?
1919peak year
Today, Whitfield is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #11623), with only about 7 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1919, 18 babies were given the name (ranked #1878 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1920s. Whitfield's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 434 babies have been registered as Whitfield since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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