How Many People Are Named Whitney?
people named Whitney are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,448 people in the US has this name
Based on 103,657 babies named Whitney in Social Security records from 1884 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
9,781 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "white island" in Old English. Its popular use as a feminine name was initiated by actress Whitney Blake (1925-2002) in the 1960s, and further boosted in the 1980s by singer Whitney Houston (1963-2012).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Whitney, 95.8% were girls and 4.2% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Whitney rose from 0% in the 1910s to 94.3% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Whitney alive today is about 35 years old, and 77% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 31 and 39 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Whitney first appears in the records in 1884 and was given most often in 1986, to 9,781 babies. In 2025, 251 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1884 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Whitney never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #32, in 1986 to 1987, and it was in the top 100 for 10 years, 1985 to 1994. In 2025 it ranked #1,046.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,046 |
| Best rank | #32 (1986 to 1987) |
| Years in the top 100 | 10 (1985 to 1994) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #64 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Whitney alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Whitney were born in Texas than in any other state: about 8,094 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Whitney was given 3.2 times as often in Utah, 2.9 times in Kentucky and 2.8 times in Arkansas.
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