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By Madison Dresler · Sep 2026

Whitman

OriginEnglish
Meaning"white man"

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.

As of October 2026, Whitman ranked #3508 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1674 in 1909.

Editor's take: The name Whitman is a boy's name of English origin meaning "white man".

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#3,000#3,500#4,000'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#4,1272513
2015#3,5853116.2
2016#3,2253619
2017#3,2463619.4
2018#3,0483921.5
2019#3,5613217.8
2020#3,7262916.8
2021#4,2302514.3
2022#4,1792614.9
2023#3,9912816.4
2024#4,1742615.1
2025#3,5083319.3
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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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".

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