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Whitman
OriginEnglish
Meaning"white man"
GenderBoy
About Whitman
The name Whitman peaked for boys at #1674 in 1909. The name is most popular in WHITMAN and WHITMAN.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
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 |
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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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