Total births
29
Girls' name · since 1986
Whiteny
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.
- 29
- total births
- 1986–1989
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Whiteny sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 29 recorded since 1986.
Whiteny has 29 recorded births among girls since 1986, 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 1986 to 1989.
- 29 total births
- 1986–1989 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
29 girls have been named Whiteny since 1986, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1989.
- 29
- total births
- 1986–1989
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
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.
Whiteny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Whiteny's full recorded timeline at 1988, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1987 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Whiteny at a glance
Last recorded 1989Peak year
1987
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1986
Whiteny popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1989
- Peak year (1987)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Whiteny by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Whiteny's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Whiteny births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 29 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Whiteny? ▼
Since 1986, Social Security records show 29 babies named Whiteny. The most recent recorded year was 1989. Its busiest year on record 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.
Keep exploring Whiteny
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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, 1986–1989 (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. "Whiteny: Baby Name Since 1986 - 29 Births, Peak 1987." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/whiteny. 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 Whiteny 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.