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Whit

/ˈwɪt/ · 100% boys · 79 born in 2025

Whit has been given to about 1,287 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈwɪt/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 938
Median age today10 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Whit per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 79
  • Born in 202579
  • All time1,287

How popular is Whit?

Its best year was 2025, when 79 babies were given the name, ranking 1958th. The typical living American called Whit is about 10 years old today. It is relatively most common in Kansas, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Whit

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kit0.72
  2. Emmit0.53

Middle names for Whit

Ranked by flow score
  1. Whit James0.74
  2. Whit Cole0.73
  3. Whit Miles0.70
  4. Whit Thomas0.64
  5. Whit Wilder0.55
  6. Whit Paul0.55

Sibling names for Whit

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Azaiahbrother · 0.92
  2. Oziasbrother · 0.91
  3. Asaiahbrother · 0.91
  4. Alarasister · 0.91
  5. Kiyomisister · 0.91
  6. Elowensister · 0.90

Where Whit is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Kansas0.02%
  2. Louisiana0.01%
  3. Missouri0.01%
  4. Virginia0.01%
  5. Georgia0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Whit Evans0.73
  2. Whit Edwards0.73
  3. Whit Anderson0.73
  4. Whit Allen0.73
  5. Whit Adams0.73
  6. Whit Sanchez0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Whit

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. Scotland1974–2020
  3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Whit across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.