Is Whitney a boy or girl name?
Whitney is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 238 girls and 13 boys were named Whitney, so 94.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 94.2% of the 103,403 US babies named Whitney were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #6,786
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,050
- Babies named Whitney since 1884
- 103,403
- Most popular year
- 1986
- 9,781 babies
Boys and girls named Whitney, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 17 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 21 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 59 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 334 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 434 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 327 | 30 | 8.4% |
| 1940s | 416 | 95 | 18.6% |
| 1950s | 506 | 122 | 19.4% |
| 1960s | 786 | 2,147 | 73.2% |
| 1970s | 834 | 5,003 | 85.7% |
| 1980s | 1,629 | 44,372 | 96.5% |
| 1990s | 301 | 32,886 | 99.1% |
| 2000s | 146 | 7,182 | 98% |
| 2010s | 92 | 4,323 | 97.9% |
| 2020s | 77 | 1,264 | 94.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13 | #6,786 | 238 | #1,050 |
| 2023 | 16 | #5,896 | 262 | #981 |
| 2022 | 16 | #5,845 | 245 | #1,047 |
| 2021 | 21 | #4,766 | 246 | #1,033 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,469 | 273 | #941 |
| 2019 | 8 | #9,686 | 303 | #888 |
| 2018 | 8 | #9,624 | 299 | #902 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,649 | 328 | #830 |
| 2016 | 12 | #7,124 | 375 | #761 |
| 2015 | 7 | #10,576 | 446 | #640 |
| 2014 | 15 | #5,981 | 463 | #622 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,743 | 482 | #591 |
| 2012 | 5 | #14,129 | 523 | #562 |
| 2011 | 5 | #14,243 | 563 | #519 |
| 2010 | 10 | #8,104 | 541 | #544 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,951 | 595 | #508 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,825 | 543 | #570 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,560 | 533 | #564 |
| 2006 | 19 | #4,853 | 564 | #535 |
| 2005 | 11 | #7,077 | 652 | #471 |
| 2004 | 24 | #3,857 | 676 | #450 |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,252 | 675 | #445 |
| 2002 | 15 | #5,121 | 851 | #350 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,429 | 899 | #342 |
| 2000 | 23 | #3,633 | 1,194 | #271 |
| 1999 | 18 | #4,157 | 1,426 | #222 |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,405 | 1,611 | #193 |
| 1997 | 17 | #4,054 | 1,961 | #158 |
| 1996 | 27 | #2,836 | 2,310 | #140 |
| 1995 | 26 | #2,843 | 2,780 | #115 |
| 1994 | 25 | #2,945 | 3,566 | #91 |
| 1993 | 25 | #2,863 | 4,078 | #82 |
| 1992 | 32 | #2,359 | 4,010 | #85 |
| 1991 | 38 | #2,016 | 5,239 | #68 |
| 1990 | 77 | #1,269 | 5,905 | #60 |
| 1989 | 81 | #1,196 | 6,306 | #57 |
| 1988 | 115 | #896 | 7,851 | #39 |
| 1987 | 155 | #734 | 8,923 | #32 |
| 1986 | 245 | #567 | 9,536 | #32 |
| 1985 | 236 | #572 | 3,832 | #73 |
| 1984 | 201 | #603 | 2,287 | #125 |
| 1983 | 166 | #667 | 1,688 | #164 |
| 1982 | 154 | #704 | 1,478 | #185 |
| 1981 | 135 | #753 | 1,302 | #204 |
| 1980 | 141 | #740 | 1,169 | #219 |
| 1979 | 131 | #762 | 950 | #254 |
| 1978 | 105 | #840 | 778 | #297 |
| 1977 | 89 | #903 | 693 | #335 |
| 1976 | 66 | #1,028 | 533 | #385 |
| 1975 | 65 | #1,029 | 412 | #458 |
| 1974 | 73 | #960 | 368 | #482 |
| 1973 | 64 | #1,013 | 294 | #560 |
| 1972 | 62 | #1,030 | 297 | #557 |
| 1971 | 100 | #811 | 327 | #552 |
| 1970 | 79 | #904 | 351 | #539 |
| 1969 | 67 | #943 | 288 | #585 |
| 1968 | 84 | #813 | 249 | #610 |
| 1967 | 73 | #842 | 220 | #645 |
| 1966 | 77 | #834 | 224 | #640 |
| 1965 | 87 | #801 | 296 | #553 |
| 1964 | 122 | #703 | 331 | #543 |
| 1963 | 80 | #849 | 271 | #610 |
| 1962 | 75 | #888 | 191 | #752 |
| 1961 | 69 | #926 | 48 | #1,639 |
| 1960 | 52 | #1,081 | 29 | #2,195 |
| 1959 | 54 | #1,060 | 11 | #4,024 |
| 1958 | 56 | #1,024 | 19 | #2,751 |
| 1957 | 50 | #1,089 | 14 | #3,302 |
| 1956 | 43 | #1,170 | 11 | #3,905 |
| 1955 | 52 | #1,054 | 10 | #4,063 |
| 1954 | 50 | #1,066 | 11 | #3,714 |
| 1953 | 48 | #1,057 | 11 | #3,683 |
| 1952 | 54 | #980 | 20 | #2,407 |
| 1951 | 55 | #948 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 44 | #1,073 | 15 | #2,776 |
| 1949 | 37 | #1,183 | 8 | #4,225 |
| 1948 | 44 | #1,077 | 6 | #5,231 |
| 1947 | 37 | #1,212 | 13 | #3,058 |
| 1946 | 48 | #978 | 11 | #3,213 |
| 1945 | 44 | #970 | 9 | #3,381 |
| 1944 | 37 | #1,105 | 9 | #3,373 |
| 1943 | 42 | #1,052 | 8 | #3,795 |
| 1942 | 42 | #1,053 | 11 | #2,980 |
| 1941 | 35 | #1,128 | 10 | #3,021 |
| 1940 | 50 | #902 | 10 | #2,955 |
| 1939 | 21 | #1,487 | 5 | #4,935 |
| 1938 | 32 | #1,171 | 13 | #2,443 |
| 1937 | 26 | #1,343 | 6 | #4,246 |
| 1936 | 19 | #1,586 | 6 | #4,168 |
| 1935 | 32 | #1,193 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 30 | #1,240 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 42 | #993 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 30 | #1,253 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 49 | #938 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 46 | #1,020 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 39 | #1,128 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 36 | #1,210 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 36 | #1,226 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 39 | #1,159 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 41 | #1,107 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 38 | #1,186 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 41 | #1,127 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 47 | #1,038 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 57 | #937 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 60 | #895 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 45 | #1,020 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 49 | #964 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 42 | #1,015 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 50 | #890 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 45 | #940 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 36 | #932 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 33 | #854 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 15 | #1,261 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 8 | #1,384 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 11 | #1,043 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 13 | #838 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 8 | #1,110 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,197 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 7 | #1,107 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,416 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,197 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,125 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,157 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 9 | #782 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 7 | #938 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,176 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 8 | #786 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 9 | #700 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Whitney reached #567 in 1986. As a girl name, it reached #32 in 1986. 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 Whitney
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.