Recorded 1979–2015 Girls' name Peak 1986 607 births

Whitnee — girls' name

607 babies named Whitnee in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s2331990s2422000s842010s42
1990s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Whitnee was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

51 babies were named Whitnee in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Whitnee

The Social Security Administration has registered 607 babies named Whitnee between 1979 and 2015, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Whitnee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 51 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Whitnee performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 242 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Whitnee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 31 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Utah and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Whitnee in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Whitnee 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 607 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.

Whitnee at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

607

Since 1979

37 years of records

Peak year

1986

51 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1979

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2015

Whitnee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1979

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1986)
51
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
0204060 20152009200319981993198819831979 6

Whitnee by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
242 births that decade — 40% of Whitnee's all-time total
1970s61980s2331990s2422000s842010s42

Whitnee by state

Where Whitnee concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Whitnee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
31 5.1%
#2 Utah
17 2.8%
#3 California
16 2.6%
#4 Idaho
5 0.8%
Texas share of Whitnee's total US births 5.1%
Even split

31 of 607 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Whitnee?
607 babies have been named Whitnee since 1979. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1986 with 51 births.
When was Whitnee most popular?
Whitnee was most popular in the 1990s decade with 242 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Whitnee most popular?
The top states for the name Whitnee are Texas (31 births), Utah (17 births), California (16 births).
How long has the name Whitnee been used?
Whitnee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 37 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Whitnee?
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, 1979–2015 (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.