Whitman has been given to about 901 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2018, which makes it a current name.
Its best year was 2018, when 39 babies were given the name, ranking 3050th. The typical living American called Whitman is about 13 years old today. It is relatively most common in Alabama, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.
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.