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Whitney

“White island” — Old English origin

Girl's name · #1046 in the US (2025) · 80s

Whitney's best rank, #32, came in 1986; it has stepped well back to #1046 today. Roughly 98,000 girls have been named Whitney since 1936.

Around the world: about 1 in 6,700 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 24 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Whitneys

• Whitney Houston — American singer, actress, and film producer (1963–2012)
• Whitney Wolfe Herd — American businesswoman
• Whitney Cummings — American actress, comedian and writer (born 1982)
• Whitney Able — American actress and model
• Whitney Peak — Ugandan-Canadian actress

In stories & tradition

• Whitney Dean — EastEnders
• Whitney — Pokémon
• Whitney Russell — Passions

What Whitneys become

Among 336 notable people named Whitney:

Sports figures appear 2.27× more often than among typical names — e.g. Whitney Engen, American soccer player.

Similar names: Alisha · Winry · Britney · Lindsey · Chelsea · Lindsay

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