Names / Girl names
Whitley
Current rank
#677
and rising
All-time peak
#446
in 1988
First recorded
1914
in U.S. data
Children named
8,900
since 1914
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #446 in 1988 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Whitley first appears in American naming records in 1914, where it reads as a girls' name. Today it sits at #677 and is trending upward. Its strongest year was 1988, at #446 nationally. More than 8,900 children have been given the name overall.