How Many People Are Named Whitnee?
An estimated 584 people in the United States have the first name Whitnee. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Whitnee peaked in popularity in 1986 with 51 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Whitnee 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 Whitnee paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
584
About 1 in 586,908 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1986
51 births
Total Registered
607
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Whitnee
Whitnee is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 607 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Whitnee as a female name
Ranked #11,789 in 2015
9 female births in 2015
Peak: 1986 (51 births)
Whitnee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Whitnee span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 242 babies were registered. Whitnee has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Whitnee by Decade
How has Whitnee 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.
Whitnee by State
Birth registrations for Whitnee span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Utah, California. The lowest are in Idaho, California, Utah. On average, about 17 Whitnees were registered per state.
Whitnee + Last Name Combinations
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Whitnee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Whitnee?
We estimate approximately 584 people named Whitnee 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 586,908 Americans share this first name.
Is Whitnee a common name?
Whitnee is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 607 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Whitnee most popular?
Whitnee reached peak popularity in 1986, when 51 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Whitnee is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Whitnee a female name?
Whitnee is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Whitnee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Whitnee Smith, Whitnee Johnson, Whitnee 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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