Whitman comes from the English tradition, meaning White man.
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How popular is Whitman?
2018peak year
Today, Whitman is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #3696), with only about 31 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2018, 39 babies were given the name (ranked #3048 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Whitman's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 868 babies have been registered as Whitman since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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