An uncommon Old English pick — distinctive and rare.
Whitsunday.
Whit is a boy's baby name of Old English origin, derived from Whitsunday or Whitney, with Whit meaning 'white' in Old English. It can also be seen as a given name form of Whitney, from the Old English hwīt (white) and ēg (island), meaning 'white island.'
Whit has a clean, preppy American quality — the kind of one-syllable name that sounds like it belongs on a lacrosse team or in a New England prep school, carrying a certain crisp Anglo-Saxon confidence.
Whit climbed 11034 spots in the last 20 years — from #13144 to #2110.
| Decade | Births | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 271 | ▲ |
| 2010s | 228 | ▲ |
| 2000s | 89 | ▲ |
| 1990s | 14 | ▼ |
| 1980s | 36 | ▼ |
| 1970s | 52 | ▼ |
| 1960s | 63 | ▼ |
| 1950s | 81 | ▲ |
| 1940s | 55 | ▲ |
| 1930s | 46 | ▼ |
| 1920s | 99 | ▲ |
| 1910s | 77 | ▲ |
| 1900s | 35 | ▲ |
| 1890s | 23 | ▼ |
| 1880s | 39 | — |
| Year | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 71 | #2110 |
| 2023 | 57 | #2412 |
| 2022 | 54 | #2558 |
| 2021 | 46 | #2769 |
| 2020 | 43 | #2841 |
| 2019 | 36 | #3254 |
| 2018 | 31 | #3601 |
| 2017 | 30 | #3668 |
| 2016 | 29 | #3770 |
| 2015 | 28 | #3874 |
| 2014 | 15 | #5980 |
| 2013 | 14 | #6225 |
| 2012 | 19 | #5029 |
| 2011 | 17 | #5418 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8751 |
| 2009 | 15 | #6074 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7676 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7559 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7968 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6614 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. Showing years with 5+ recorded births.
Last updated May 2026 · Data: U.S. Social Security Administration (1881–2024) · Methodology