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Whitley

“White woodland clearing” — Old English origin

Boy's name · #1808 in the US (2025) · Trending

Whitley has appeared in US records since 1914 — best rank #1808 (2025) · 843 babies named Whitley all-time · 1 in 20,000 boys born in 2025.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Whitleys

• Whitley Strieber — American writer
• Whitley Stokes — Irish Celticist (1830-1909)
• Whitley Thomas Ewing — American politician, physician, postmaster (1823–1891)

In stories & tradition

• Whitley Schnee — RWBY
• Whitley Gilbert-Wayne — A Different World

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