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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

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