Total births
6
Girls' name · since 1988
Hitney
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 6 babies named Hitney, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 6
- total births
- 1988–1988
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Hitney is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 6 have been recorded since 1988.
Hitney has 6 recorded births among girls since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 1988.
- 6 total births
- 1988–1988 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
6 girls have been named Hitney since 1988, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1988.
- 6
- total births
- 1988–1988
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Hitney was born in this single decade.
1988
Single peak year
6 babies were named Hitney in 1988 - its busiest year on record.
Hitney at a glance
Last recorded 1988Peak year
1988
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1988
Hitney popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1988
- Peak year (1988)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
Hitney by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Hitney's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Hitney births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 6 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Hitney? ▼
6 babies have been named Hitney since 1988. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1988 with 6 births.
When was Hitney most popular? ▼
Hitney was most popular in the 1980s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Hitney been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Hitney since 1988 -- 1 year through the most recent 1988 data.
What names are similar to Hitney? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hitomi, Hitzel, Hitha. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1988–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Hitney: Baby Name Since 1988 - 6 Births, Peak 1988." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/hitney. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Hitney draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.