Meaning and history
From an English surname derived from a place name meaning “white field” in Old English.
20062006: 7 births, rank #9,585
2007: 17 births, rank #5,210
2008: 18 births, rank #5,067
2009: 33 births, rank #3,332
2010: 17 births, rank #5,251
20112011: 18 births, rank #4,983
2012: 18 births, rank #5,035
2013: 23 births, rank #4,180
2014: 34 births, rank #3,234
2015: 37 births, rank #3,085
20162016: 47 births, rank #2,626
2017: 57 births, rank #2,295
2018: 45 births, rank #2,708
2019: 53 births, rank #2,491
2020: 49 births, rank #2,586
20212021: 64 births, rank #2,193
2022: 49 births, rank #2,675
2023: 50 births, rank #2,614
2024: 65 births, rank #2,210
20252025: 66 births, rank #2,167
In 2025, 66 babies were recorded with the name Whitaker, ranking #2,167 among boys.