Girls' name · since 1983
Witney
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 190 babies named Witney, peaking in 1986. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,373 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 190
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Witney is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 190 have been recorded since 1983.
Social Security Administration records show Witney recorded 190 times among girls since 1983, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2021.
- #20,373 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 190 born since 1983
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Witney ranks #20,373 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 190 born since 1983, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,373 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 190
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Witney's 190 recorded births place it above 71.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Witney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Witney splits its recorded history at 1993: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Witney popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2021
- Peak year (1986)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Witney by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (83 births, 44% of the file).
1990s was Witney's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Witney births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
79 births
- 1990s
1990s
83 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 83 births (44% of all-time use).
Witney by state
Where Witney concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.6% |
5 of 190 births nationwide.
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What to do with Witney's data
- Witney's decade-level peak was the 1990s (83 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Witneys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Witney: 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 (~38 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, 1983–2021 (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 Witney 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.