Boy · Name family
Whit
7,957births recorded
7Countries
7Variants
2014Peak · Slovenia
#13Slovenia 2025
Whit is a boy name family recorded 7,957 times in 7 countries since 1881. It ranks highest today in Slovenia (#13 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Slovenia in 2014, at 982.9 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Vid (Slovenia), Vit (Czechia), Vitus (Austria, Switzerland, Germany (large cities)).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Whit
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vid | Slovene | 3,742 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | #13 | 2014 | ▼ 15 % |
| Whit | English | 1,287 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1942 | 1886 | ▲ 213 % |
| Vit | Slovene | 962 | 🇨🇿 Czechia | #49 | 2010 | – |
| Vit | Slovene | 5 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | #249 | 2025 | – |
| Vitus | German | 453 | 🇦🇹 Austria | #275 | 2021 | ▲ 9 % |
| Vitus | German | 174 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #1124 | 2018 | ▼ 54 % |
| Vitus | German | 138 | 🇩🇪 Germany (large cities) | #316 | 2025 | – |
| Vitus | German | 19 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1929 | – |
| Whitt | English | 428 | 🇺🇸 United States | #3181 | 2025 | ▲ 143 % |
| Wit | Polish | 401 | 🇵🇱 Poland | #260 | 2021 | ▲ 76 % |
| Wit | Polish | 6 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 2022 | – |
| Witt | English | 342 | 🇺🇸 United States | #2941 | 2025 | ▲ 429 % |
How we grouped these names
- Vit ↔ Vid — Wikidata “said to be the same as”
- Vit ↔ Vitus — Wikidata “said to be the same as”
- Whit ↔ Vit — spelling variant
- Whit ↔ Whitt — spelling variant
- Whit ↔ Wit — spelling variant
- Whit ↔ Witt — spelling variant
Questions about Whit
How popular is the name Whit?
In 2025 it ranked #13 in Slovenia. Official registers record 7,957 births across 7 countries.
What is Whit in other languages?
Vid (Slovene); Vit (Slovene); Vitus (German); Whitt (English); Wit (Polish); Witt (English).
When was Whit most popular?
It peaked in Slovenia in 2014, at 982.9 births per 100,000.
Is Whit a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Whit is a boy name.