Baby Name Popularity Profile

Whitley

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Whitley.

✦ White meadow 🌍 English Nature Traditional
National Rank (2025) #677
All-Time Peak Rank #446 Achieved 1988
Total U.S. Births 8,148 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 12.6% Boy / 87.4% Girl Leans Female
Boy Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Boy usage
First Recorded 1984 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2020s 508 births in 1988
πŸ’‘ The Whitley Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning White meadow
Language Origin English
Origin Type single
Derived from an Old English place name, composed of 'hwΔ«t' (white) and 'lΔ“ah' (wood, clearing, meadow).
Common Nicknames
Whit Lee
Pronunciation: WHIT-lee
Themes & Categories
Nature Traditional
Etymology confidence: High

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Whitley across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +55.0%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +89.2%
2015: 222 births 222 2016: 251 births 2017: 258 births 2018: 262 births 2019: 281 births 2020: 271 births 271 2021: 320 births 2022: 316 births 2023: 383 births 2024: 417 births 2025: 420 births 420
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 508 births in 1988
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 2 yrs
Longest Streak 40 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 0
1980s: 1,052
1990s: 2,007
2000s: 887
2010s: 2,075
2020s: 2,127

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Whitl-ey
Letter Count 7 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 54.1% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 54.1% of SSA names. Starts with W, a letter used by only 1.1% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Arkansas
Top States Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Georgia
States with Data 35
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Arkansas #269 294 1990 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #329 466 1991 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #274 459 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #150 273 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #451 553 1989 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #480 327 1988 Insufficient historical volume
Utah #406 130 2025 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #599 405 1988 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #531 254 1988 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #309 203 1989 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #195 291 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #529 974 2022 +45.2% Growth
Indiana #478 267 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi Unranked 121 1988 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #569 206 1988 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #711 236 2025 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia #306 47 1992 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #957 229 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas #573 52 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #1006 186 1988 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa #676 41 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska Unranked 22 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #1054 80 1988 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #785 41 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #995 36 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #1203 23 1989 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland Unranked 24 1988 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #1236 25 1990 Insufficient historical volume
California #2747 129 1988 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon Unranked 10 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania Unranked 49 1990 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey Unranked 13 1988 Insufficient historical volume
New York Unranked 36 1988 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut Unranked 5 1989 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado Unranked 5 2020 Insufficient historical volume

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