Whitney
#1,043 for girls in 2025, 238 births · #6,446 for boys in 2025, 13 births
Given to girls 94.2% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1986 · 9,536 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 10 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 97,663since 1936
Whitney over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,043 | 238 | #6,446 | 13 |
| 2024 | #1,050 | 238 | #6,469 | 13 |
| 2023 | #981 | 262 | #5,666 | 16 |
| 2022 | #1,043 | 245 | #5,633 | 16 |
| 2021 | #1,029 | 246 | #4,628 | 21 |
| 2020 | #941 | 273 | #7,034 | 11 |
| 2019 | #888 | 303 | #8,889 | 8 |
| 2018 | #899 | 299 | #8,819 | 8 |
| 2017 | #829 | 328 | #6,338 | 13 |
| 2016 | #760 | 375 | #6,726 | 12 |
| 2015 | #638 | 446 | #9,568 | 7 |
| 2014 | #619 | 463 | #5,733 | 15 |
| 2013 | #589 | 482 | #8,118 | 9 |
| 2012 | #561 | 523 | #12,274 | 5 |
| 2011 | #518 | 563 | #12,287 | 5 |
| 2010 | #541 | 541 | #7,591 | 10 |
| 2009 | #507 | 595 | #8,310 | 9 |
| 2008 | #567 | 543 | #9,019 | 8 |
| 2007 | #564 | 533 | #7,094 | 11 |
| 2006 | #535 | 564 | #4,675 | 19 |
| 2005 | #470 | 652 | #6,634 | 11 |
| 2004 | #450 | 676 | #3,735 | 24 |
| 2003 | #444 | 675 | #5,035 | 15 |
| 2002 | #349 | 851 | #4,919 | 15 |
| 2001 | #342 | 899 | #6,013 | 11 |
| 2000 | #271 | 1,194 | #3,536 | 23 |
| 1999 | #222 | 1,426 | #3,986 | 18 |
| 1998 | #193 | 1,611 | #4,197 | 16 |
| 1997 | #158 | 1,961 | #3,877 | 17 |
| 1996 | #140 | 2,310 | #2,747 | 27 |
| 1995 | #115 | 2,780 | #2,762 | 26 |
| 1994 | #91 | 3,566 | #2,847 | 25 |
| 1993 | #82 | 4,078 | #2,786 | 25 |
| 1992 | #85 | 4,010 | #2,303 | 32 |
| 1991 | #68 | 5,239 | #1,952 | 39 |
| 1990 | #60 | 5,905 | #1,259 | 77 |
| 1989 | #57 | 6,305 | #1,184 | 81 |
| 1988 | #39 | 7,853 | #890 | 115 |
| 1987 | #32 | 8,923 | #732 | 155 |
| 1986 | #32 | 9,536 | #566 | 245 |
| 1985 | #73 | 3,832 | #572 | 236 |
| 1984 | #125 | 2,287 | #599 | 201 |
| 1983 | #164 | 1,688 | #664 | 166 |
| 1982 | #185 | 1,478 | #700 | 154 |
| 1981 | #204 | 1,302 | #750 | 135 |
| 1980 | #219 | 1,169 | #739 | 141 |
| 1979 | #254 | 950 | #758 | 131 |
| 1978 | #297 | 778 | #836 | 105 |
| 1977 | #335 | 693 | #899 | 89 |
| 1976 | #385 | 533 | #1,019 | 66 |
| 1975 | #458 | 412 | #1,029 | 64 |
| 1974 | #481 | 368 | #948 | 74 |
| 1973 | #560 | 294 | #1,006 | 64 |
| 1972 | #557 | 297 | #1,024 | 62 |
| 1971 | #550 | 327 | #803 | 100 |
| 1970 | #539 | 351 | #902 | 79 |
| 1969 | #583 | 288 | #931 | 67 |
| 1968 | #610 | 249 | #809 | 84 |
| 1967 | #643 | 220 | #836 | 73 |
| 1966 | #640 | 224 | #830 | 77 |
| 1965 | #551 | 296 | #796 | 87 |
| 1964 | #543 | 331 | #703 | 121 |
| 1963 | #610 | 271 | #842 | 81 |
| 1962 | #748 | 191 | #879 | 75 |
| 1961 | #1,627 | 48 | #915 | 69 |
| 1960 | #2,150 | 29 | #1,072 | 52 |
| 1959 | #3,827 | 11 | #1,050 | 54 |
| 1958 | #2,663 | 19 | #1,018 | 56 |
| 1957 | #3,150 | 14 | #1,075 | 50 |
| 1956 | #3,696 | 11 | #1,157 | 43 |
| 1955 | #3,778 | 10 | #1,033 | 53 |
| 1954 | #3,490 | 11 | #1,052 | 50 |
| 1953 | #3,480 | 11 | #1,046 | 48 |
| 1952 | #2,327 | 20 | #968 | 54 |
| 1951 | — | #943 | 55 | |
| 1950 | #2,652 | 15 | #1,064 | 44 |
| 1949 | #3,892 | 8 | #1,163 | 37 |
| 1948 | #4,651 | 6 | #1,063 | 44 |
| 1947 | #2,898 | 13 | #1,190 | 37 |
| 1946 | #3,034 | 11 | #967 | 48 |
| 1945 | #3,132 | 9 | #966 | 44 |
| 1944 | #3,139 | 9 | #1,085 | 37 |
| 1943 | #3,493 | 8 | #1,037 | 42 |
| 1942 | #2,817 | 11 | #1,036 | 42 |
| 1941 | #2,846 | 10 | #1,108 | 35 |
| 1940 | #2,737 | 10 | #893 | 50 |
| 1939 | #4,250 | 5 | #1,458 | 21 |
| 1938 | #2,340 | 13 | #1,149 | 32 |
| 1937 | #3,800 | 6 | #1,313 | 26 |
| 1936 | #3,701 | 6 | #1,540 | 19 |
| 1935 | — | #1,165 | 32 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,213 | 30 | |
| 1933 | — | #980 | 42 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,236 | 30 | |
| 1931 | — | #922 | 49 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,007 | 46 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,111 | 39 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,188 | 36 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,198 | 36 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,144 | 39 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,091 | 41 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,169 | 38 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,114 | 41 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,032 | 47 | |
| 1921 | — | #931 | 57 | |
| 1920 | — | #887 | 60 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,009 | 45 | |
| 1918 | — | #949 | 49 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,003 | 42 | |
| 1916 | — | #888 | 50 | |
| 1915 | — | #925 | 45 | |
| 1914 | — | #907 | 36 | |
| 1913 | — | #835 | 33 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,223 | 15 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,290 | 8 | |
| 1910 | — | #981 | 11 | |
| 1909 | — | #804 | 13 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,021 | 8 | |
| 1907 | — | #1,094 | 7 | |
| 1906 | — | #1,004 | 7 | |
| 1905 | — | #1,233 | 5 | |
| 1904 | — | #1,064 | 6 | |
| 1903 | — | #1,009 | 6 | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | #1,050 | 7 | |
| 1899 | — | #714 | 9 | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | #852 | 7 | |
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | #1,035 | 5 | |
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | #722 | 8 | |
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | #663 | 9 | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Whitney! It came in at #3,701, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1951, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Whitney is popular in 2006
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Utah#149 · 1 in 590
- Alabama#160 · 1 in 755
- West Virginia#177 · 1 in 702
- Kentucky#222 · 1 in 967
- Arkansas#226 · 1 in 892
Best ever in a state: #6 in Utah, 1986.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #149 | 32 | 1 in 590 |
| Alabama | #160 | 27 | 1 in 755 |
| West Virginia | #177 | 10 | 1 in 702 |
| Kentucky | #222 | 21 | 1 in 967 |
| Arkansas | #226 | 14 | 1 in 892 |
| Minnesota | #329 | 17 | 1 in 1,580 |
| Tennessee | #335 | 20 | 1 in 1,589 |
| Nebraska | #346 | 6 | 1 in 1,403 |
| Louisiana | #359 | 12 | 1 in 1,667 |
| Indiana | #363 | 19 | 1 in 1,741 |
| Iowa | #378 | 8 | 1 in 1,760 |
| Oklahoma | #391 | 10 | 1 in 1,750 |
| Wisconsin | #396 | 13 | 1 in 1,937 |
| Michigan | #406 | 22 | 1 in 2,145 |
| Ohio | #416 | 25 | 1 in 2,292 |
| Georgia | #419 | 26 | 1 in 2,071 |
| Virginia | #436 | 17 | 1 in 2,227 |
| Kansas | #450 | 7 | 1 in 1,974 |
| Mississippi | #505 | 6 | 1 in 2,084 |
| Colorado | #523 | 10 | 1 in 2,533 |
| North Carolina | #528 | 17 | 1 in 2,770 |
| Missouri | #550 | 10 | 1 in 2,970 |
| Washington | #551 | 11 | 1 in 2,784 |
| Texas | #553 | 54 | 1 in 3,077 |
| Massachusetts | #586 | 8 | 1 in 3,553 |
| South Carolina | #646 | 6 | 1 in 3,158 |
| Arizona | #738 | 10 | 1 in 3,829 |
| Illinois | #802 | 14 | 1 in 4,867 |
| Pennsylvania | #814 | 10 | 1 in 5,534 |
| Florida | #862 | 16 | 1 in 5,570 |
| California | #988 | 34 | 1 in 6,905 |
| New York | #1,170 | 12 | 1 in 8,044 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
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| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Whitney
- 7 spots since 2024 (#1,050 → #1,043)
- 102 spots since 2020 (#941 → #1,043)
- 405 spots since 2015 (#638 → #1,043)
- Biggest jump: 879 spots in 1962 (#1,627 → #748)
- Biggest drop: 122 spots in 2016 (#638 → #760)
- Debuted 1936
- Peaked 1986 at #32 (9,536 births)
- Births halved by 1992, 6 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 10 yrs · run 1985–1994
- Top 1,000: 60 yrs · run 1962–2020
- Highest: 1 in 180 girls born in 1986 were named Whitney (0.56%)
- Latest: 1 in 6,753 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 45.4% of all girls named Whitney (44,373) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1961, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 30 | #2,340 (1938) | #3,523 |
| 1940s | 95 | #2,737 (1940) | #3,264 |
| 1950s | 122 | #2,327 (1952) | #3,229 |
| 1960s | 2,147 | #543 (1964) | #871 |
| 1970s | 5,003 | #254 (1979) | #442 |
| 1980s | 44,373 | #32 (1986) | #113 |
| 1990s | 32,886 | #60 (1990) | #121 |
| 2000s | 7,182 | #271 (2000) | #450 |
| 2010s | 4,323 | #518 (2011) | #684 |
| 2020s | 1,502 | #941 (2020) | #1,015 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Whitney in 2006
Top girls' names in 2006
Top boys' names in 2006
More about 2006
girls
1,901,209 girls got a published name in 2006; 1 in 3,371 of them was named Whitney, which outranked 97.3% of the 20,064 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- ↑ 8,571Bethzy#9,452 → #881
- ↑ 1,747Rihanna#2,278 → #531
- ↑ 965Yaretzi#1,803 → #838
- ↑ 921Betsy#1,668 → #747
- ↑ 612Evangeline#1,210 → #598
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,055,273 boys got a published name in 2006; 1 in 108,172 of them was named Whitney, which outranked 66.7% of the 14,047 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #4,520Zackaria20
- #4,520Zan20
- #4,520Ziggy20
- #4,675Whitney19
- #4,675Aarion19
- #4,675Abdoul19
- #4,675Abdulahi19
- #4,865Aaric18
- #4,865Aarnav18
- #4,865Adrion18
Tied with 189 names at #4,675; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.