US rank #3025 Girls' name Peak 2023 881 births

Whitlee — #3025 US girls' name

881 babies named Whitlee in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s421990s1142000s1192010s3632020s243
#3025
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 83% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Whitlee was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

55 babies were named Whitlee in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Whitlee

The Social Security Administration has registered 881 babies named Whitlee between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Whitlee currently holds the #3025 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 55 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Whitlee performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 363 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Whitlee shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 80 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee and Missouri. In total, SSA state-level files list Whitlee in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Whitlee 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 881 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.

Whitlee at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

881

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

2023

55 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,025

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Whitlee popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
55
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
0204060 202420192014200920041999199419891988 17

Whitlee popularity over time — boys

6 total births recorded since 2022 (Whitlee as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 2022 6

Whitlee by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
363 births that decade — 41% of Whitlee's all-time total
1980s421990s1142000s1192010s3632020s243

Whitlee by state

Where Whitlee concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Whitlee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
80 9.1%
#2 Tennessee
22 2.5%
#3 Missouri
20 2.3%
#4 Oklahoma
7 0.8%
#5 Arkansas
5 0.6%
#6 Florida
5 0.6%
#7 Illinois
5 0.6%
#8 Utah
5 0.6%
Texas share of Whitlee's total US births 9.1%
Even split

80 of 881 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Whitlee?
881 babies have been named Whitlee since 1988. It currently ranks #3025 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 55 births.
When was Whitlee most popular?
Whitlee was most popular in the 2010s decade with 363 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Whitlee most popular?
The top states for the name Whitlee are Texas (80 births), Tennessee (22 births), Missouri (20 births).
How long has the name Whitlee been used?
Whitlee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Whitlee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Whitney, Whitley, Whittney, Whisper, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1988–2024 (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.