Whitman
About Whitman
Whitman, a namesake surname for poet Walt, would be much more suited to a boy, probably because of that "man" part. Whit or Witt makes an uplifting short form which can be used on its own.
Pronounced WHIT-mun.
As of October 2026, Whitman ranked #3508 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1674 in 1909.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,127 | 25 | 13 |
| 2015 | #3,585 | 31 | 16.2 |
| 2016 | #3,225 | 36 | 19 |
| 2017 | #3,246 | 36 | 19.4 |
| 2018 | #3,048 | 39 | 21.5 |
| 2019 | #3,561 | 32 | 17.8 |
| 2020 | #3,726 | 29 | 16.8 |
| 2021 | #4,230 | 25 | 14.3 |
| 2022 | #4,179 | 26 | 14.9 |
| 2023 | #3,991 | 28 | 16.4 |
| 2024 | #4,174 | 26 | 15.1 |
| 2025 | #3,508 | 33 | 19.3 |
Similar names
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- Digby
- Tad
- Fielding
- Whittaker
- Maxfield
- Huey
- Ward
- Gable
- Bingham
- Lenny
- Gardner
- Hardy
- Clancy
- Redmond
- Cary
- Lonnie
- Tully
- Rigby
- Hodge
- Calhoun
Whitman on lists
Famous Whitmans
- Whitman G. Ferrin
American attorney and politician from Vermont
- (Percy) Whitman Knapp. U.S. federal judge who led a far
reaching investigation into corruption in the New York City Police Department from 1970 to 1972.
- Whitman Blount Mayo
American actor
- Walt Whitman
American poet
Whitman in pop culture
- Lana Del Rey's song
"Body Electric". She references him by saying "Whitman is my daddy".