Whitlee
Girl name · #3235 in 2025 · Uniqueness 66/100
In 2025, 49 baby girls were named Whitlee, placing it at #3235 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #3705, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 36,735 girls born in 2025 was named Whitlee.
The 37-year story
Whitlee first appears in the Social Security records in 1988, when 17 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 55 babies and a rank of #3014. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Whitlee per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Whitlee in class?
Whitlee scores 66 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Whitlee is most common
State-level data for Whitlee is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Whitlee
Statistically, parents drawn to Whitlee tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Galilee, Berklee, Zailee, Kenslee, and Hartlee.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Whitlee | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49 | #3211 |
| 2024 | 54 | #3013 |
| 2023 | 55 | #3014 |
| 2022 | 44 | #3536 |
| 2021 | 51 | #3157 |
| 2020 | 39 | #3735 |
| 2019 | 53 | #3043 |
| 2018 | 49 | #3245 |
| 2017 | 52 | #3091 |
| 2016 | 31 | #4531 |
| 2015 | 41 | #3705 |
| 2014 | 39 | #3848 |
| 2013 | 34 | #4243 |
| 2012 | 27 | #5114 |
| 2011 | 19 | #6564 |
| 2010 | 18 | #6904 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9975 |
| 2008 | 21 | #6350 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10818 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9901 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11834 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8259 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9048 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7444 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8196 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Whitlee a popular girl name?
Whitlee ranked #3235 among girls in 2025 with 49 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3705.
When was the name Whitlee most popular?
Whitlee peaked in 2023, when 55 American girls received the name (ranked #3014 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Whitlee?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 36,735 newborn American girls was named Whitlee. It scores 66/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.