Recorded 1986–1989 Girls' name Peak 1987 29 births

Whiteny — girls' name

29 babies named Whiteny in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s29
1980s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Whiteny was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

8 babies were named Whiteny in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Whiteny

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Whiteny between 1986 and 1989, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Whiteny currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Whiteny performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Whiteny 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 29 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.

Whiteny at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

29

Since 1986

4 years of records

Peak year

1987

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1986

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 1989

Whiteny popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1986

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1987)
8
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
6.577.588.5 1989198819871986 7

Whiteny by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
29 births that decade — 100% of Whiteny's all-time total
1980s29

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Whiteny?
29 babies have been named Whiteny since 1986. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1987 with 8 births.
When was Whiteny most popular?
Whiteny was most popular in the 1980s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Whiteny been used?
Whiteny has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 4 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Whiteny?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Whitney, Whitley, Whittney, Whitlee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1986–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.