Recorded 1986–1993 Girls' name Peak 1988 29 births

Wittney — girls' name

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.

1980s181990s11
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.

What the Data Says About Wittney

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Wittney between 1986 and 1993, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wittney currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wittney performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Wittney shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wittney 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 29 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.

Wittney at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

29

Since 1986

8 years of records

Peak year

1988

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1986

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1993

Wittney popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1988)
8
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
456789 19931990198919881986 5

Wittney by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
18 births that decade — 62% of Wittney's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wittney?
29 babies have been named Wittney since 1986. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year 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.

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, 1986–1993 (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.