Whitney Name Popularity

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How popular is Whitney?

The less frequently given name Whitney was the 901st Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 1000 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #32 for the first time in 1986 and as recently as 1987.

The greatest number of babies were given the name in 1986 with 9,534 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Whitney was less than 5, most recently in 1951.

Whitney, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1956-1964, and 1972-1986, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1988-2003, and 2013-2017.

Whitney became more popular as a girls name in 1962.

Where is the name Whitney popularity headed?

Whitney's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.

Whitney's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Whitney for their newborn has dropped.

The name Whitney is used by only a select few and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Whitney has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Whitney (Girl)		Whitney (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		296	901	8	9,567
2017		328	828	13	6,642
2016		375	759	12	7,104
2015		446	639	7	10,559
2014		463	620	15	5,969
2013		481	590	9	8,728
2012		520	564	5	14,117
2011		563	519	5	14,229
2010		541	543	10	8,093
2009		595	507	9	8,946
2008		542	570	8	9,820
2007		533	564	11	7,553
2006		564	535	19	4,850
2005		652	471	11	7,075
2004		676	450	24	3,853
2003		675	445	15	5,248
2002		851	350	15	5,118
2001		899	342	11	6,427
2000		1,194	271	23	3,633
1999		1,426	222	18	4,157
1998		1,611	193	16	4,405
1997		1,961	158	17	4,053
1996		2,310	140	27	2,835
1995		2,780	115	26	2,843
1994		3,566	91	25	2,943
1993		4,077	82	25	2,863
1992		4,010	85	32	2,358
1991		5,240	68	38	2,017
1990		5,904	60	77	1,268
1989		6,307	57	81	1,196
1988		7,852	39	115	895
1987		8,920	32	155	734
1986		9,534	32	245	567
1985		3,833	73	236	572
1984		2,288	124	201	602
1983		1,688	164	166	667
1982		1,478	185	154	702
1981		1,302	204	135	753
1980		1,169	219	141	740
1979		949	254	131	762
1978		778	297	105	839
1977		693	335	89	903
1976		533	385	66	1,027
1975		412	457	65	1,030
1974		368	482	73	961
1973		294	561	64	1,013
1972		297	557	62	1,030
1971		327	552	100	811
1970		351	540	79	903
1969		288	584	67	942
1968		248	610	84	812
1967		221	643	73	842
1966		224	640	77	834
1965		296	553	87	800
1964		331	543	122	703
1963		271	612	80	848
1962		191	752	75	887
1961		48	1,640	69	927
1960		29	2,193	52	1,082
1959		11	4,022	54	1,061
1958		19	2,747	55	1,039
1957		14	3,303	51	1,074
1956		11	3,905	43	1,170
1955		10	4,062	52	1,055
1954		11	3,713	50	1,067
1953		11	3,679	48	1,057
1952		20	2,406	54	981
1951		< 5	--	55	949
1950		15	2,775	44	1,074
1949		8	4,226	37	1,183
1948		6	5,232	44	1,076
1947		13	3,058	37	1,212
1946		11	3,210	48	977
1945		9	3,380	44	970
1944		9	3,372	37	1,105
1943		8	3,794	42	1,052
1942		11	2,980	42	1,052
1941		10	3,021	35	1,128
1940		10	2,954	50	901
1939		5	4,936	21	1,487
1938		13	2,442	32	1,169
1937		6	4,245	26	1,342
1936		6	4,169	19	1,585
1935		< 5	--	32	1,193
1934		< 5	--	30	1,239
1933		< 5	--	42	992
1932		< 5	--	30	1,254
1931		< 5	--	49	938
1930		< 5	--	46	1,020
1929		< 5	--	39	1,129
1928		< 5	--	36	1,209
1927		< 5	--	36	1,226
1926		< 5	--	39	1,159
1925		< 5	--	41	1,107
1924		< 5	--	38	1,186
1923		< 5	--	41	1,126
1922		< 5	--	47	1,038
1921		< 5	--	57	937
1920		< 5	--	60	895
1919		< 5	--	45	1,020
1918		< 5	--	49	964
1917		< 5	--	42	1,015
1916		< 5	--	50	890
1915		< 5	--	45	940
1914		< 5	--	36	932
1913		< 5	--	33	854
1912		< 5	--	15	1,261
1911		< 5	--	8	1,384
1910		< 5	--	11	1,043
1909		< 5	--	13	838
1908		< 5	--	8	1,110
1907		< 5	--	7	1,197
1906		< 5	--	7	1,107
1905		< 5	--	5	1,416
1904		< 5	--	6	1,197
1903		< 5	--	6	1,125
1902		< 5	--	< 5	--
1901		< 5	--	< 5	--
1900		< 5	--	7	1,157
1899		< 5	--	9	782
1898		< 5	--	< 5	--
1897		< 5	--	7	938
1896		< 5	--	< 5	--
1895		< 5	--	< 5	--
1894		< 5	--	< 5	--
1893		< 5	--	5	1,176
1892		< 5	--	< 5	--
1891		< 5	--	< 5	--
1890		< 5	--	< 5	--
1889		< 5	--	8	786
1888		< 5	--	< 5	--
1887		< 5	--	< 5	--
1886		< 5	--	< 5	--
1885		< 5	--	< 5	--
1884		< 5	--	9	700
1883		< 5	--	< 5	--
1882		< 5	--	< 5	--
1881		< 5	--	< 5	--
1880		< 5	--	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.