Girls' name · since 1979
Whitnee
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 607 babies named Whitnee, peaking in 1986. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,481 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 607
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Whitnee is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 607 have been recorded since 1979.
Whitnee has 607 recorded births among girls since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2015.
- #10,481 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 607 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Whitnee ranks #10,481 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 607 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,481 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 607
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Whitnee's 607 recorded births place it above 85.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Whitnee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Whitnee's full recorded timeline at 1997, 28% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 72% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1986 peak of 51 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Whitnee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2015
- Peak year (1986)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Whitnee by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (242 births, 40% of the file).
1990s was Whitnee's strongest decade.
242 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Whitnee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
233 births
- 1990s
1990s
242 births
- 2000s 84
2000s
84 births
- 2010s 42
2010s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 242 births (40% of all-time use).
How Whitnee 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 Whitnee's total volume
Whitnee by state
Where Whitnee concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| 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% |
31 of 607 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Whitnee's decade-level peak was the 1990s (242 total births); usage has since declined to 42 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Whitnees (31 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 Whitnee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1979–2015 (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 Whitnee 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.