Whalen — #7824 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Whalen

The Social Security Administration has registered 195 babies named Whalen between 1948 and 2024, spanning 77 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Whalen currently holds the #7824 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Whalen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 72 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Whalen shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Whalen in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 195 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.