Whitney

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Whitney is a given name used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (5% of births). There have been 103,403 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 97,424 as girls and 5,979 as boys. Whitney gained popularity in the 1970s, peaked in 1986 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 251
2023 278
2022 261
2021 267
2020 284
2019 311
2018 307
2017 341
2016 387
2015 453
2014 478
2013 491
2012 528
2011 568
2010 551
2009 604
2008 551
2007 544
2006 583
2005 663
2004 700
2003 690
2002 866
2001 910
2000 1,217
1999 1,444
1998 1,627
1997 1,978
1996 2,337
1995 2,806
1994 3,591
1993 4,103
1992 4,042
1991 5,277
1990 5,982
1989 6,387
1988 7,966
1987 9,078
1986 9,781
1985 4,068
1984 2,488
1983 1,854
1982 1,632
1981 1,437
1980 1,310
1979 1,081
1978 883
1977 782
1976 599
1975 477
1974 441
1973 358
1972 359
1971 427
1970 430
1969 355
1968 333
1967 293
1966 301
1965 383
1964 453
1963 351
1962 266
1961 117
1960 81
1959 65
1958 75
1957 64
1956 54
1955 62
1954 61
1953 59
1952 74
1951 55
1950 59
1949 45
1948 50
1947 50
1946 59
1945 53
1944 46
1943 50
1942 53
1941 45
1940 60
1939 26
1938 45
1937 32
1936 25
1935 32
1934 30
1933 42
1932 30
1931 49
1930 46
1929 39
1928 36
1927 36
1926 39
1925 41
1924 38
1923 41
1922 47
1921 57
1920 60
1919 45
1918 49
1917 42
1916 50
1915 45
1914 36
1913 33
1912 15
1911 8
1910 11
1909 13
1908 8
1907 7
1906 7
1905 5
1904 6
1903 6
1900 7
1899 9
1897 7
1893 5
1889 8
1884 9