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Whitney

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Whitney: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #346 to #4709.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#346#4709
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#356
1997#346
1998#403
1999#463
2000#478
2001#753
2002#1245
2003#1083
2004#1617
2005#1343
2006#1660
2007#1854
2008#878
2009#664
2010#896
2011#915
2012#1099
2013#1360
2014#1798
2015#1497
2016#1920
2017#1330
2018#2340
2019#2643
2020#2843
2021#2942
2022#2673
2023#4709
2024#3015
2025#3035

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2015: #896 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #1497 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1987–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #356 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3035 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1987 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #94 in New Zealand in 1987.

Whitney's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#30358HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#30158HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#47094HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#26739HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#29428HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#28438HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#26439HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#234011HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#133025HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#192015HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#149721HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#179816HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#136024HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#109931HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#91539HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#89639HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#66455HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#87837HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#185413HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#166014HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#134317HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#161713HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#108321HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#124516HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#75333HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#47862HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#46363HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#40377HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#34697HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#35695HighVerified
1987New Zealandfemale#9450HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandfemale#4403HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandfemale#3245HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandfemale#2615HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandfemale#2416HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#8963HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#8763HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#6605HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#7684HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#6955HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#5936HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#5826HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#7504HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#8423HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#7643HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#4147HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#6553HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandfemale#4066HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandfemale#4984HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandfemale#3786HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Whitney is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Whitney, between 1987 and 2025, in 31 of those 39 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
New Zealand19871#94 in 1987
England and Wales1996–202530#346 in 1997
Northern Ireland1997–20134#241 in 1997
Republic of Ireland2000–201515#378 in 2000

Its high point came 13 years earlier in New Zealand (1987) than in Republic of Ireland (2000).

No registrar recorded it for 8 years after 1987; it appears again in 1996.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1987 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #94 in New Zealand in 1987. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.