Recorded 1988–2015 Girls' name Peak 1989 69 births

Whittley — girls' name

69 babies named Whittley in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s291990s352010s5
1990s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Whittley was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

16 babies were named Whittley in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Whittley

The Social Security Administration has registered 69 babies named Whittley between 1988 and 2015, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Whittley currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Whittley performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Whittley shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Whittley 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 69 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.

Whittley at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

69

Since 1988

28 years of records

Peak year

1989

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1988

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2015

Whittley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1988

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1989)
16
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
05101520 201519981994199319921991199019891988 13

Whittley by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
35 births that decade — 51% of Whittley's all-time total
1980s291990s352010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Whittley?
69 babies have been named Whittley since 1988. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1989 with 16 births.
When was Whittley most popular?
Whittley was most popular in the 1990s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Whittley been used?
Whittley has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 28 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Whittley?
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, 1988–2015 (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.