Recorded 1986–1994 Girls' name Peak 1986 31 births

Whitnei — girls' name

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

1980s191990s12
1980s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Whitnei was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

8 babies were named Whitnei in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Whitnei

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Whitnei between 1986 and 1994, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Whitnei currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Whitnei performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Whitnei shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Whitnei 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 31 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.

Whitnei at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

31

Since 1986

9 years of records

Peak year

1986

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1986

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1994

Whitnei popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1986

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1986)
8
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
456789 19941991198819871986 8

Whitnei by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
19 births that decade — 61% of Whitnei's all-time total
1980s191990s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Whitnei?
31 babies have been named Whitnei since 1986. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1986 with 8 births.
When was Whitnei most popular?
Whitnei was most popular in the 1980s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Whitnei been used?
Whitnei has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 9 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Whitnei?
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, 1986–1994 (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.