Whitlee
Girl name · #3235 in 2025 · Very rare
How old is the name Whitlee? In official American birth records, Whitlee has been tracked continuously since 1988, giving it 37 years of documented American history.
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. Source: Official national birth records.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Whitlee in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Whitlee is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Whitlee will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Whitlee is most common
State-level data for Whitlee is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
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
How old is the name Whitlee?
In official American birth records, the name Whitlee first appeared in 1988 (over 37 years ago), when 17 newborn girls received the name. It has been tracked in modern national records for 37 years.
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. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: Official American birth records, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect registered birth records for American families.