Whisper is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1996 and has since faded.
Whisper is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #13,112 for girl births in the United States (and #21,887 across all names), given to 7 babies. Whisper was first reported in SSA data in 1973 and peaked in 1996 (40 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | #13,112 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | #8,031 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | #9,644 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | #13,389 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | #14,984 |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | #10,440 |
| 2018 | 11 | 11 | #9,777 |
| 2017 | 19 | 19 | #6,520 |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | #14,249 |
| 2015 | 11 | 11 | #10,110 |
| 2014 | 16 | 16 | #7,621 |
| 2013 | 12 | 12 | #9,585 |
| 2012 | 18 | 18 | #7,128 |
| 2011 | 16 | 16 | #7,763 |
| 2010 | 20 | 20 | #6,624 |
| 2009 | 20 | 20 | #6,797 |
| 2008 | 28 | 28 | #5,270 |
| 2007 | 14 | 14 | #8,988 |
| 2006 | 22 | 22 | #6,114 |
| 2005 | 17 | 17 | #7,125 |
| 2004 | 25 | 25 | #5,201 |
| 2003 | 38 | 38 | #3,726 |
| 2002 | 27 | 27 | #4,614 |
| 2001 | 26 | 26 | #4,682 |
| 2000 | 30 | 30 | #4,180 |
| 1999 | 30 | 30 | #3,966 |
| 1998 | 30 | 30 | #3,912 |
| 1997 | 38 | — | #3,159 |
| 1996 | 40 | — | #3,022 |
| 1995 | 38 | — | #3,083 |
| 1994 | 11 | — | #8,109 |
| 1993 | 10 | — | #8,709 |
| 1992 | 14 | — | #6,645 |
| 1991 | 15 | — | #6,243 |
| 1990 | 14 | — | #6,455 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | #10,821 |
| 1988 | 13 | — | #6,272 |
| 1987 | 10 | — | #7,338 |
| 1986 | 8 | — | #8,504 |
| 1985 | 16 | — | #4,855 |
| 1984 | 7 | — | #9,130 |
| 1983 | 7 | — | #9,001 |
| 1982 | 10 | — | #6,878 |
| 1981 | 7 | — | #9,090 |
| 1979 | 7 | — | #8,992 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | #11,303 |
| 1976 | 6 | — | #9,265 |
| 1975 | 6 | — | #9,044 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | #9,778 |