Girls' name · since 1986
Whitny
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 28 babies named Whitny, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #42,017 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 28
- born since 1986
- 1980s
- peak decade
Whitny is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 28 have been recorded since 1986.
Social Security Administration records show Whitny recorded 28 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 1991.
- #42,017 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 28 born since 1986
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Whitny ranks #42,017 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1986, peaking in the 1980s.
- #42,017 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 28
- born since 1986
- 1980s
- peak decade
Whitny's 28 recorded births place it above 41.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Whitny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Whitny's full recorded timeline at 1989, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Whitny popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1991
- Peak year (1989)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Whitny by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (22 births, 79% of the file).
1980s was Whitny's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Whitny births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
22 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 22 births (79% of all-time use).
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- Whitny's decade-level peak was the 1980s (22 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Whitny: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~5 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, 1986–1991 (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 Whitny 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.