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.

#41,552 of 72,339
all-time among girls
29
born since 1986
1980s
peak 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.

  • #41,552 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 29 born since 1986
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wittney ranks #41,552 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 29 born since 1986, peaking in the 1980s.

#41,552 of 72,339
all-time among girls
29
born since 1986
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Wittney's 29 recorded births place it above 42.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1993

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1988)
8
Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
456789 19861988198919901993 6

Wittney by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (18 births, 62% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 18 births (62% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wittney?
Since 1986, Social Security records show 29 babies named Wittney. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #41,552 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1993. Its busiest year on record was 1988, with 8 births.
Where does Wittney sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wittney ranks #41,552 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Wittney

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Wittney: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1986–1993 (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 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 August 2026.