Recorded 1983–2021 Girls' name Peak 1986 190 births

Witney — girls' name

190 babies named Witney in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s791990s832000s172010s62020s5
1990s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Witney was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

26 babies were named Witney in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Witney

The Social Security Administration has registered 190 babies named Witney between 1983 and 2021, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Witney currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Witney performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 83 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Witney shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Witney in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Witney 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 190 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.

Witney at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

190

Since 1983

39 years of records

Peak year

1986

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1983

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2021

Witney popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1983

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1986)
26
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
051015202530 2021200219971993199019871983 9

Witney by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
83 births that decade — 44% of Witney's all-time total
1980s791990s832000s172010s62020s5

Witney by state

Where Witney concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Witney
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.6%
California share of Witney's total US births 2.6%

5 of 190 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Witney?
190 babies have been named Witney since 1983. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1986 with 26 births.
When was Witney most popular?
Witney was most popular in the 1990s decade with 83 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Witney most popular?
The top states for the name Witney are California (5 births).
How long has the name Witney been used?
Witney has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 39 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Witney?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Witten, Wittney, Withney. 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, 1983–2021 (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.