Girls' name · since 1988
Whitlee
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 930 babies named Whitlee, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,904 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,235 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 930
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Whitlee currently ranks #3235 among girls' names in America, with 930 babies recorded since 1988.
Whitlee has 930 recorded births among girls since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3235 as of the latest data, more common than 81% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #7,904 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,235 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 930 born since 1988
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Whitlee ranks #7,904 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,235 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 930 born since 1988, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,904 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,235 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 930
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Whitlee's 930 recorded births place it above 89.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Whitlee compares
930 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Whitlee's all-time total is 147% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Whitlee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 930 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 55 | 21 | 19,840 |
Whitlee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Whitlee splits its recorded history at 2007: 75% of all births land in the more recent half, 25% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 55 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Whitlee popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Whitlee popularity over time - boys
13 total births recorded since 2022 (Whitlee as boys' name)
Whitlee by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (363 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Whitlee's strongest decade.
363 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Whitlee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 42
1980s
42 births
- 1990s 114
1990s
114 births
- 2000s 119
2000s
119 births
- 2010s
2010s
363 births
- 2020s
2020s
292 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 363 births (39% of all-time use).
How Whitlee 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 Whitlee's total volume
Whitlee by state
Where Whitlee concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 88 | 9.5% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 22 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 20 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 7 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Arkansas | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
88 of 930 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Whitlee appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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- Whitlee's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (363 total births) through the 2020s (292) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Whitlees (88 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Whitlee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Whitlee 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.