Total births
29
Girls' name · since 1986
Wittney
29 babies named Wittney in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 29
- total births
- 1986–1993
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
Wittney sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 29 recorded since 1986.
Wittney has 29 recorded births among girls since 1986, 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 1986 to 1993.
- 29 total births
- 1986–1993 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 62% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
29 girls have been named Wittney since 1986, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1993.
- 29
- total births
- 1986–1993
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
62% of everyone ever named Wittney was born in this single decade.
1988
Single peak year
8 babies were named Wittney in 1988 - its busiest year on record.
Wittney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Wittney's full recorded timeline at 1989, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Wittney at a glance
Last recorded 1993Peak year
1988
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1986
Wittney popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1993
- Peak year (1988)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Wittney by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Wittney's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Wittney births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
18 births
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 18 births (62% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Wittney? ▼
Since 1986, Social Security records show 29 babies named Wittney. The most recent recorded year was 1993. Its busiest year on record was 1988, with 8 births.
When was Wittney most popular? ▼
Wittney was most popular in the 1980s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Wittney been used? ▼
Wittney has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 8 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Wittney? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Witney, Witten, Withney. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Wittney's data
- Wittney's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (18 total births) through the 1990s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Wittney
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1986–1993 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Wittney: Baby Name Since 1986 - 29 Births, Peak 1988." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/wittney. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Wittney 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 June 2026.