Feminine dossier · first seen 1984
Whitley
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
1988
Peak births
508
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Whitley
How many people are named Whitley?
An estimated 8,007 living Americans are named Whitley.
How rare is Whitley?
Whitley is uncommon among babies today, with 420 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 17.3% from its 1988 peak.
How old is the typical Whitley?
The median age of a living American named Whitley is approximately 15 years, with most bearers falling between 6 and 34 years old.
Is Whitley still popular?
Yes — Whitley is currently rising in popularity, with 420 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 2.3× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Whitley most common?
Whitley has its strongest geographic signal in Arkansas, where it appears 7.1× more often than the national baseline.
1984Peak 19882025
Peak year
1988
Decline from peak
17.3%
2025
420
All-time
8,148
Where it lives now
Whitley is most concentrated in Arkansas — about 6.7× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Whitley is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.