How Many People Are Named Whisper?
An estimated 765 people in the United States have the first name Whisper. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Whisper peaked in popularity in 1996 with 40 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Whisper as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Whisper paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
765
About 1 in 448,045 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
1996
40 births
Total Registered
785
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Whisper
Whisper is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 785 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Whisper as a female name
Ranked #15,098 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1996 (40 births)
Whisper: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Whisper span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 247 babies were registered. Whisper has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Whisper by Decade
How has Whisper tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Whisper by State
Birth registrations for Whisper span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Michigan, Oklahoma. The lowest are in Washington, Oklahoma, Michigan. On average, about 5 Whispers were registered per state.
Whisper + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Whisper as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Whisper: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Whisper?
We estimate approximately 765 people named Whisper are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 448,045 Americans share this first name.
Is Whisper a common name?
Whisper is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 785 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Whisper most popular?
Whisper reached peak popularity in 1996, when 40 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Whisper is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Whisper a female name?
Whisper is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Whisper Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Whisper Smith, Whisper Johnson, Whisper Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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