Whitney

Given to 103,657 US babies since 1884

● Steady

Rank in 2025
#1043
recorded as girls
#6446
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
251
girls 238 · boys 13
Peak year
1986
9,536 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
103,657
since 1884

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Whitney was most popular in 1986, when 9,536 babies recorded as girls got the name (5.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 238 babies were named Whitney, ranking #1043 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.0246818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1986 (girls) Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Whitney was most popular in 1986, when 9,536 babies recorded as girls got the name (5.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 238 babies were named Whitney, ranking #1043 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.024681880192019602000Peak 1986 (girls)

Whitney was most popular in 1986, when 9,536 babies recorded as girls got the name (5.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 238 babies were named Whitney, ranking #1043 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 238 1043 13 6446
2024 238 1050 13 6469
2023 262 981 16 5666
2022 245 1043 16 5633
2021 246 1029 21 4628
2020 273 941 11 7034
2019 303 888 8 8889
2018 299 899 8 8819
2017 328 829 13 6338
2016 375 760 12 6726
2015 446 638 7 9568
2014 463 619 15 5733
2013 482 589 9 8118
2012 523 561 5 12274
2011 563 518 5 12287
2010 541 541 10 7591
2009 595 507 9 8310
2008 543 567 8 9019
2007 533 564 11 7094
2006 564 535 19 4675
2005 652 470 11 6634
2004 676 450 24 3735
2003 675 444 15 5035
2002 851 349 15 4919
2001 899 342 11 6013
2000 1,194 271 23 3536
1999 1,426 222 18 3986
1998 1,611 193 16 4197
1997 1,961 158 17 3877
1996 2,310 140 27 2747
1995 2,780 115 26 2762
1994 3,566 91 25 2847
1993 4,078 82 25 2786
1992 4,010 85 32 2303
1991 5,239 68 39 1952
1990 5,905 60 77 1259
1989 6,305 57 81 1184
1988 7,853 39 115 890
1987 8,923 32 155 732
1986 9,536 32 245 566
1985 3,832 73 236 572
1984 2,287 125 201 599
1983 1,688 164 166 664
1982 1,478 185 154 700
1981 1,302 204 135 750
1980 1,169 219 141 739
1979 950 254 131 758
1978 778 297 105 836
1977 693 335 89 899
1976 533 385 66 1019
1975 412 458 64 1029
1974 368 481 74 948
1973 294 560 64 1006
1972 297 557 62 1024
1971 327 550 100 803
1970 351 539 79 902
1969 288 583 67 931
1968 249 610 84 809
1967 220 643 73 836
1966 224 640 77 830
1965 296 551 87 796
1964 331 543 121 703
1963 271 610 81 842
1962 191 748 75 879
1961 48 1627 69 915
1960 29 2150 52 1072
1959 11 3827 54 1050
1958 19 2663 56 1018
1957 14 3150 50 1075
1956 11 3696 43 1157
1955 10 3778 53 1033
1954 11 3490 50 1052
1953 11 3480 48 1046
1952 20 2327 54 968
1951 <5 — 55 943
1950 15 2652 44 1064
1949 8 3892 37 1163
1948 6 4651 44 1063
1947 13 2898 37 1190
1946 11 3034 48 967
1945 9 3132 44 966
1944 9 3139 37 1085
1943 8 3493 42 1037
1942 11 2817 42 1036
1941 10 2846 35 1108
1940 10 2737 50 893
1939 5 4250 21 1458
1938 13 2340 32 1149
1937 6 3800 26 1313
1936 6 3701 19 1540
1935 <5 — 32 1165
1934 <5 — 30 1213
1933 <5 — 42 980
1932 <5 — 30 1236
1931 <5 — 49 922
1930 <5 — 46 1007
1929 <5 — 39 1111
1928 <5 — 36 1188
1927 <5 — 36 1198
1926 <5 — 39 1144
1925 <5 — 41 1091
1924 <5 — 38 1169
1923 <5 — 41 1114
1922 <5 — 47 1032
1921 <5 — 57 931
1920 <5 — 60 887
1919 <5 — 45 1009
1918 <5 — 49 949
1917 <5 — 42 1003
1916 <5 — 50 888
1915 <5 — 45 925
1914 <5 — 36 907
1913 <5 — 33 835
1912 <5 — 15 1223
1911 <5 — 8 1290
1910 <5 — 11 981
1909 <5 — 13 804
1908 <5 — 8 1021
1907 <5 — 7 1094
1906 <5 — 7 1004
1905 <5 — 5 1233
1904 <5 — 6 1064
1903 <5 — 6 1009
1902 <5 — <5 —
1901 <5 — <5 —
1900 <5 — 7 1050
1899 <5 — 9 714
1898 <5 — <5 —
1897 <5 — 7 852
1896 <5 — <5 —
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1894 <5 — <5 —
1893 <5 — 5 1035
1892 <5 — <5 —
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1890 <5 — <5 —
1889 <5 — 8 722
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1884 <5 — 9 663

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Other spellings

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Where Whitney is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 94% · boys 6% across all years