Whitney was a very popular girls' name that peaked at #32 in 1986 but is far less common today.
Whitney is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,046 among girls (238) and #6,782 among boys (13) — overall #1,916 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 251 | 251 | #1,046 | #6,782 |
| 2024 | 251 | 251 | #1,051 | #6,808 |
| 2023 | 278 | 278 | #982 | #5,899 |
| 2022 | 261 | 261 | #1,047 | #5,852 |
| 2021 | 267 | 267 | #1,034 | #4,768 |
| 2020 | 284 | 284 | #941 | #7,472 |
| 2019 | 311 | 311 | #888 | #9,689 |
| 2018 | 307 | 307 | #902 | #9,626 |
| 2017 | 341 | 341 | #830 | #6,651 |
| 2016 | 387 | 387 | #761 | #7,126 |
| 2015 | 453 | 453 | #640 | #10,578 |
| 2014 | 478 | 478 | #622 | #5,982 |
| 2013 | 491 | 491 | #591 | #8,743 |
| 2012 | 528 | 528 | #562 | #14,130 |
| 2011 | 568 | 568 | #519 | #14,243 |
| 2010 | 551 | 551 | #544 | #8,104 |
| 2009 | 604 | 604 | #508 | #8,953 |
| 2008 | 551 | 551 | #570 | #9,825 |
| 2007 | 544 | 544 | #564 | #7,560 |
| 2006 | 583 | 583 | #535 | #4,853 |
| 2005 | 663 | 663 | #471 | #7,077 |
| 2004 | 700 | 700 | #450 | #3,857 |
| 2003 | 690 | 690 | #445 | #5,254 |
| 2002 | 866 | 866 | #350 | #5,121 |
| 2001 | 910 | 910 | #342 | #6,429 |
| 2000 | 1,217 | 1,217 | #271 | #3,633 |
| 1999 | 1,444 | 1,444 | #222 | #4,157 |
| 1998 | 1,627 | 1,627 | #193 | #4,406 |
| 1997 | 1,978 | — | #158 | #4,054 |
| 1996 | 2,337 | — | #140 | #2,836 |
| 1995 | 2,806 | — | #115 | #2,843 |
| 1994 | 3,591 | — | #91 | #2,945 |
| 1993 | 4,103 | — | #82 | #2,863 |
| 1992 | 4,042 | — | #85 | #2,359 |
| 1991 | 5,278 | — | #68 | #1,981 |
| 1990 | 5,982 | — | #60 | #1,269 |
| 1989 | 6,386 | — | #57 | #1,196 |
| 1988 | 7,968 | — | #39 | #896 |
| 1987 | 9,078 | — | #32 | #734 |
| 1986 | 9,781 | — | #32 | #567 |
| 1985 | 4,068 | — | #73 | #572 |
| 1984 | 2,488 | — | #125 | #603 |
| 1983 | 1,854 | — | #164 | #667 |
| 1982 | 1,632 | — | #185 | #704 |
| 1981 | 1,437 | — | #204 | #753 |
| 1980 | 1,310 | — | #219 | #740 |
| 1979 | 1,081 | — | #254 | #761 |
| 1978 | 883 | — | #297 | #840 |
| 1977 | 782 | — | #335 | #903 |
| 1976 | 599 | — | #385 | #1,028 |
| 1975 | 476 | — | #458 | #1,041 |
| 1974 | 442 | — | #482 | #952 |
| 1973 | 358 | — | #560 | #1,013 |
| 1972 | 359 | — | #557 | #1,030 |
| 1971 | 427 | — | #552 | #810 |
| 1970 | 430 | — | #539 | #904 |
| 1969 | 355 | — | #584 | #943 |
| 1968 | 333 | — | #610 | #813 |
| 1967 | 293 | — | #645 | #842 |
| 1966 | 301 | — | #640 | #834 |
| 1965 | 383 | — | #553 | #802 |
| 1964 | 452 | — | #543 | #706 |
| 1963 | 352 | — | #611 | #846 |
| 1962 | 266 | — | #752 | #888 |
| 1961 | 117 | — | #1,639 | #926 |
| 1960 | 81 | — | #2,194 | #1,081 |
| 1959 | 65 | — | #4,024 | #1,060 |
| 1958 | 75 | — | #2,750 | #1,024 |
| 1957 | 64 | — | #3,302 | #1,089 |
| 1956 | 54 | — | #3,905 | #1,170 |
| 1955 | 63 | — | #4,063 | #1,046 |
| 1954 | 61 | — | #3,715 | #1,066 |
| 1953 | 59 | — | #3,683 | #1,057 |
| 1952 | 74 | — | #2,406 | #980 |
| 1951 | 55 | — | — | #948 |
| 1950 | 59 | — | #2,776 | #1,073 |
| 1949 | 45 | — | #4,225 | #1,183 |
| 1948 | 50 | — | #5,231 | #1,077 |
| 1947 | 50 | — | #3,058 | #1,212 |
| 1946 | 59 | — | #3,213 | #977 |
| 1945 | 53 | — | #3,381 | #970 |
| 1944 | 46 | — | #3,373 | #1,105 |
| 1943 | 50 | — | #3,795 | #1,052 |
| 1942 | 53 | — | #2,980 | #1,053 |
| 1941 | 45 | — | #3,021 | #1,128 |
| 1940 | 60 | — | #2,955 | #902 |
| 1939 | 26 | — | #4,935 | #1,487 |
| 1938 | 45 | — | #2,442 | #1,170 |
| 1937 | 32 | — | #4,246 | #1,343 |
| 1936 | 25 | — | #4,168 | #1,586 |
| 1935 | 32 | — | — | #1,193 |
| 1934 | 30 | — | — | #1,240 |
| 1933 | 42 | — | — | #993 |
| 1932 | 30 | — | — | #1,253 |
| 1931 | 49 | — | — | #938 |
| 1930 | 46 | — | — | #1,020 |
| 1929 | 39 | — | — | #1,128 |
| 1928 | 36 | — | — | #1,210 |
| 1927 | 36 | — | — | #1,226 |
| 1926 | 39 | — | — | #1,159 |
| 1925 | 41 | — | — | #1,107 |
| 1924 | 38 | — | — | #1,186 |
| 1923 | 41 | — | — | #1,127 |
| 1922 | 47 | — | — | #1,038 |
| 1921 | 57 | — | — | #937 |
| 1920 | 60 | — | — | #895 |
| 1919 | 45 | — | — | #1,020 |
| 1918 | 49 | — | — | #964 |
| 1917 | 42 | — | — | #1,015 |
| 1916 | 50 | — | — | #890 |
| 1915 | 45 | — | — | #940 |
| 1914 | 36 | — | — | #932 |
| 1913 | 33 | — | — | #854 |
| 1912 | 15 | — | — | #1,261 |
| 1911 | 8 | — | — | #1,384 |
| 1910 | 11 | — | — | #1,043 |
| 1909 | 13 | — | — | #838 |
| 1908 | 8 | — | — | #1,110 |
| 1907 | 7 | — | — | #1,197 |
| 1906 | 7 | — | — | #1,107 |
| 1905 | 5 | — | — | #1,416 |
| 1904 | 6 | — | — | #1,197 |
| 1903 | 6 | — | — | #1,125 |
| 1900 | 7 | — | — | #1,157 |
| 1899 | 9 | — | — | #782 |
| 1897 | 7 | — | — | #938 |
| 1893 | 5 | — | — | #1,176 |
| 1889 | 8 | — | — | #786 |
| 1884 | 9 | — | — | #700 |