Girls' name · since 1980
Whitnie
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 416 babies named Whitnie, peaking in 1986. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,219 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 416
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
416 girls have been named Whitnie since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Whitnie has 416 recorded births among girls since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2007.
- #13,219 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 416 born since 1980
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Whitnie ranks #13,219 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 416 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.
- #13,219 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 416
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Whitnie's 416 recorded births place it above 81.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Whitnie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Whitnie splits its recorded history at 1994: 29% of all births land in the more recent half, 71% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 44 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Whitnie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2007
- Peak year (1986)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Whitnie by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (201 births, 48% of the file).
1980s was Whitnie's strongest decade.
201 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Whitnie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
201 births
- 1990s
1990s
171 births
- 2000s 44
2000s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 201 births (48% of all-time use).
Whitnie by state
Where Whitnie concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| 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% |
10 of 416 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Whitnie's data
- Whitnie's decade-level peak was the 1980s (201 total births); usage has since declined to 44 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Whitnies (10 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 Whitnie: 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 (~27 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, 1980–2007 (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 Whitnie 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.