Is Whitley a boy or girl name?
Whitley is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 417 girls and 77 boys were named Whitley, so 84.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 91.1% of the 8,482 US babies named Whitley were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,004
- Girl rank, 2024
- #682
- Babies named Whitley since 1914
- 8,482
- Most popular year
- 1988
- 521 babies
Boys and girls named Whitley, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 24 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 15 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 15 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 8 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1980s | 36 | 1,052 | 96.7% |
| 1990s | 63 | 2,007 | 97% |
| 2000s | 36 | 887 | 96.1% |
| 2010s | 236 | 2,075 | 89.8% |
| 2020s | 306 | 1,706 | 84.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 77 | #2,004 | 417 | #682 |
| 2023 | 79 | #1,966 | 383 | #735 |
| 2022 | 63 | #2,295 | 315 | #886 |
| 2021 | 50 | #2,619 | 320 | #859 |
| 2020 | 37 | #3,131 | 271 | #946 |
| 2019 | 47 | #2,734 | 281 | #942 |
| 2018 | 44 | #2,792 | 262 | #998 |
| 2017 | 42 | #2,886 | 258 | #1,008 |
| 2016 | 33 | #3,437 | 251 | #1,047 |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,733 | 222 | #1,144 |
| 2014 | 14 | #6,288 | 197 | #1,239 |
| 2013 | 15 | #5,904 | 170 | #1,377 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,526 | 157 | #1,456 |
| 2011 | 8 | #9,554 | 156 | #1,453 |
| 2010 | 6 | #12,142 | 121 | #1,736 |
| 2009 | 5 | #14,409 | 106 | #1,978 |
| 2008 | 7 | #10,986 | 75 | #2,535 |
| 2007 | 6 | #12,294 | 75 | #2,506 |
| 2006 | 9 | #8,683 | 81 | #2,351 |
| 2005 | 9 | #8,265 | 82 | #2,238 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,018 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 83 | #2,123 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,820 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,940 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,704 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,618 |
| 1998 | 6 | #9,599 | 110 | #1,532 |
| 1997 | 6 | #9,223 | 105 | #1,551 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,942 | 127 | #1,341 |
| 1995 | 6 | #8,829 | 140 | #1,228 |
| 1994 | 5 | #10,190 | 182 | #1,022 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 206 | #927 |
| 1992 | 7 | #7,385 | 236 | #844 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,499 | 365 | #618 |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,772 | 432 | #549 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,513 | 480 | #490 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,911 | 508 | #446 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,197 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 8 | #8,505 |
| 1985 | 6 | #6,507 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,390 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #7,346 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,577 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,579 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 8 | #3,169 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 6 | #3,551 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,956 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #4,005 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 5 | #4,191 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,779 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,877 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,956 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 8 | #3,362 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,585 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,818 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,749 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Whitley reached #1,966 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #446 in 1988. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Whitley
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.