Whitlee: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#3,247

among girls · ↓201 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Whitlee · +4% vs 2024

How common

1 in 32,801

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2025

56 babies

All-time total

943

#7,895 all-time among girls

First recorded

1988

in Social Security records

Whitlee popularity over time

943 babies have been named Whitlee since 1988, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Boys	Total	Per year	Change	Best rank
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1970s	–	–	–	–	–	–
1980s	42	–	42	4	–	#4,012
1990s	114	–	114	11	+171%	#4,688
2000s	119	–	119	12	+4%	#6,550
2010s	363	–	363	36	+205%	#3,083
2020s (to 2025)	292	13	305	51	+40%	#3,044

Where Whitlee is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	50	0.03	outside top 500
2027	50	0.03	outside top 500
2028	51	0.03	outside top 500
2029	52	0.03	outside top 500
2030	52	0.03	outside top 500

The story of Whitlee

Whitlee is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,247 in 2025 with 49 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1988, 943 American babies have been named Whitlee. Its peak came in 2025, when 56 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Whitlee stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Whitlee?

The median living Whitlee is about 9 years old; half are between 4 and 18. An estimated 900 people named Whitlee are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Whitlee year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank	Boys	Boys rank
2025	49	#3,247	7	#10,616
2024	54	#3,046	–	–
2023	55	#3,044	–	–
2022	44	#3,592	6	#12,248
2021	51	#3,211	–	–
2020	39	#3,773	–	–
2019	53	#3,083	–	–
2018	49	#3,289	–	–
2017	52	#3,141	–	–
2016	31	#4,628	–	–
2015	41	#3,760	–	–
2014	39	#3,920	–	–
2013	34	#4,330	–	–
2012	27	#5,248	–	–
2011	19	#6,836	–	–
2010	18	#7,202	–	–
2009	11	#10,639	–	–
2008	21	#6,550	–	–
2007	10	#11,583	–	–
2006	11	#10,579	–	–
2005	8	#12,961	–	–
2004	13	#8,698	–	–
2003	11	#9,652	–	–
2002	14	#7,807	–	–
2001	12	#8,730	–	–
2000	8	#11,756	–	–
1995	6	#13,344	–	–
1990	21	#4,688	–	–
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Whitlee, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Whitlee?

The median living Whitlee is about 9 years old. Half of all living Whitlees are between 4 and 18 years old.

How many people named Whitlee are alive today?

An estimated 900 people named Whitlee are alive in the United States, based on 943 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Whitlee in 2025?

Whitlee ranked #3,247 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 49 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Whitlee?

943 babies have been named Whitlee in the United States since 1988, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Whitlee most popular?

Whitlee peaked in 2025, when 56 newborns received the name.

Is Whitlee a boy or girl name?

Whitlee is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Whitlee rising or falling?

Whitlee is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Whitlee become more popular?

Whitlee looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 52 girls named Whitlee in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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