Girl name
Whitley
Whitley holds the #675 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 420 newborn girls in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #946 in 2020 to #675 today. Its strongest year on record was 1988 (#446 nationally, 508 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1984. The name's biggest fan base is in Oklahoma (#143 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#675
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#446
in 1988 (1980s)
Babies in 2025
420
girls named Whitley
Whitley popularity, 1880–2025
Where Whitley is most popular
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Oklahoma (#143), Missouri (#185), West Virginia (#273)
Uniqueness score
45/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind
Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Whitley in the most recent year of SSA data.