Whittney vs Whitney

Side-by-side comparison of Whittney and Whitney — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Whittney

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Whitney

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Metric Whittney Whitney
Current Rank Unranked #1049
Total Births (all years) 1,633 97,424
Peak Year 1986 1986
Peak Year Births 151 9,536
Peak Decade 1980ss 1980ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1979 1936

Births by Decade

Decade Whittney Whitney
1930ss — 30
1940ss — 95
1950ss — 122
1960ss — 2,147
1970ss 5 5,003
1980ss 749 44,372
1990ss 695 32,886
2000ss 157 7,182
2010ss 27 4,323
2020ss — 1,264

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Whittney Whitney
2014 — 463
2015 — 446
2016 — 375
2017 — 328
2018 — 299
2019 — 303
2020 — 273
2021 — 246
2022 — 245
2023 — 262
2024 — 238

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1979–2013.

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