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Whittaker
OriginEnglish
Meaning"white field"
US Rank#3445
2025 SSA
About Whittaker
If you discount the connection to the controversial Whittaker Chambers in the days of the Red Scare, Whittaker is a pleasant enough British surname with the preppyish nickname Whit.
Pronounced WIT-ay-ker.
As of October 2026, Whittaker ranked #3445 in US births in 2025 SSA.
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 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | #4,191 | 25 | 13.2 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | #4,909 | 20 | 11 |
| 2019 | #4,220 | 25 | 13.9 |
| 2020 | #3,910 | 27 | 15.6 |
| 2021 | #4,231 | 25 | 14.3 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | #4,208 | 26 | 15.2 |
| 2024 | #4,298 | 25 | 14.5 |
| 2025 | #3,445 | 34 | 19.9 |
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- Whittaker Chambers (born Jay Vivian Chambers)
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- John Avery Whittaker "Whit
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