Girls' name · since 1986
Whitnei
Whitnei has 31 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #40,735 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 31
- born since 1986
- 1980s
- peak decade
31 girls have been named Whitnei since 1986, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Whitnei recorded 31 times among girls since 1986, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 1994.
- #40,735 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 31 born since 1986
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Whitnei ranks #40,735 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 31 born since 1986, peaking in the 1980s.
- #40,735 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 31
- born since 1986
- 1980s
- peak decade
Whitnei's 31 recorded births place it above 43.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Whitnei's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Whitnei's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1986 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Whitnei popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1994
- Peak year (1986)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Whitnei by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (19 births, 61% of the file).
1980s was Whitnei's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Whitnei births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
19 births
- 1990s
1990s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 19 births (61% of all-time use).
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- Whitnei's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (19 total births) through the 1990s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Whitnei: 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 (~8 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, 1986–1994 (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 Whitnei 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.