Recorded 1980–2007 Girls' name Peak 1986 416 births

Whitnie — girls' name

416 babies named Whitnie in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s2011990s1712000s44
1980s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Whitnie was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

44 babies were named Whitnie in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Whitnie

The Social Security Administration has registered 416 babies named Whitnie between 1980 and 2007, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Whitnie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 44 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Whitnie performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 201 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Whitnie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Whitnie in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Whitnie 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 416 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.

Whitnie at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

416

Since 1980

28 years of records

Peak year

1986

44 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1980

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2007

Whitnie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1980

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1986)
44
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
01020304050 20072002199819941990198619811980 6

Whitnie by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
201 births that decade — 48% of Whitnie's all-time total
1980s2011990s1712000s44

Whitnie by state

Where Whitnie concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Whitnie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10 2.4%
#2 California
5 1.2%
#3 Georgia
5 1.2%
#4 Tennessee
5 1.2%
#5 Utah
5 1.2%
Texas share of Whitnie's total US births 2.4%
Even split

10 of 416 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Whitnie?
416 babies have been named Whitnie since 1980. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1986 with 44 births.
When was Whitnie most popular?
Whitnie was most popular in the 1980s decade with 201 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Whitnie most popular?
The top states for the name Whitnie are Texas (10 births), California (5 births), Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Whitnie been used?
Whitnie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 28 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Whitnie?
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, 1980–2007 (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.