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Whitney

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

Popularity over time

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.

Across the states

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

Around the world

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#1,429 in Canada (2025) · #2,894 in Italy (2024) · #3,035 in England & Wales (2025) · #3,905 in Ecuador (2025) · #7,308 in France (2025) · #3,696 in Austria (2023) · #896 in Ireland (2015) · #2,346 in Sweden (2014) · #440 in N. Ireland (2013) · #1,218 in Belgium (2006) · #621 in Scotland (1999) · #297 in New Zealand (1997).

Famous Whitneys

• Whitney Houston — American singer and actress (1963–2012)
• Whitney Cummings — American actress, comedian and writer (born 1982)
• Whitney Wolfe Herd — Founder and CEO of Bumble (born 1989)
• Whitney Peak — Ugandan and Canadian actress (born 2003)
• Whitney Port — American fashion designer (born 1985)

In stories & tradition

• Whitney Dean — Fictional character from EastEnders
• Whitney — Fictional character from Pokémon
• Whitney Russell — Passions (TV series)

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 footballer (born 1987).

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

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