Girls' name · since 1973
Whisper
Whisper has 792 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,798 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,193 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 792
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
792 babies have been named Whisper since 1973, making it today's #12193 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Whisper recorded 792 times among girls since 1973, holding rank #12193 nationally today, ahead of 30% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #8,798 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,193 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 792 born since 1973
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Whisper ranks #8,798 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,193 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 792 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,798 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,193 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 792
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Whisper's 792 recorded births place it above 87.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Whisper compares
792 Top 36% higher than 64% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Whisper's all-time total is 111% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Whisper | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 792 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 21 | 19,840 |
Whisper's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Whisper splits its recorded history at 2001: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 40 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Whisper popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Whisper by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (247 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Whisper's strongest decade.
247 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Whisper births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 29
1970s
29 births
- 1980s 85
1980s
85 births
- 1990s
1990s
240 births
- 2000s
2000s
247 births
- 2010s
2010s
140 births
- 2020s 51
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 247 births (31% of all-time use).
How Whisper compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Whisper's total volume
Whisper by state
Where Whisper concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Washington | | 5 | 0.6% |
5 of 792 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Whisper's data
- Whisper's decade-level peak was the 2000s (247 total births); usage has since declined to 51 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Whispers (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Whisper
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Whisper: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~52 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1973–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Whisper 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 August 2026.