Whitney
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About Whitney
The name Whitney is currently ranked #981 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #32 in 1987. It is currently rising in popularity. The name is most popular in WHITNEY, WHITNEY, and WHITNEY. Whitney is occasionally used for boys in 2025.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #622 | 463 | 259.2 |
| 2015 | #640 | 446 | 249.8 |
| 2016 | #761 | 375 | 211.6 |
| 2017 | #830 | 328 | 190 |
| 2018 | #902 | 299 | 175.8 |
| 2019 | #888 | 303 | 180.5 |
| 2020 | #941 | 273 | 168.9 |
| 2021 | #1,033 | 246 | 149.9 |
| 2022 | #1,047 | 245 | 149.4 |
| 2023 | #981 | 262 | 163.3 |
| 2024 | #1,050 | 238 | 146.9 |
| 2025 | #1,046 | 238 | 148.1 |
World rankings
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Famous Whitneys
- Whitney Elizabeth Houston
American pop singer and actress
- Whitney Cummings
American comedienne and actress
- Whitney Eve Port
American reality TV personality and fashion designer
- Whitney Renee Duncan
American country music singer
- Nancy Ann Whitney "Whitney Blake"
American actress
- Whitney Able
American actress
- Whitney Lynn Hedgepeth
American Olympic swimmer
- Whitney Thompson
American model, winner of "America's Next Top Model"
- Whitney Hogestyn
daughter of American actor Drake Hogestyn
- Whitney Elizabeth Engen
American soccer player
- Whitney Eileen (Perkins) Bates
wife of Zach Bates of reality TV show Bringing Up Bates
- Whitney Marie Church
American soccer player
- Whitney Call
American actress in YouTube sketch comedy show Studio C
- Ahney Her (born Whitney Cua Her)
American actress
- Whitney Mathers
adopted daughter of rapper Eminem
- Whitney Moore
American actress and YouTube personality
- Whitney Marie Leavitt
TikTok influencer and reality TV personality
Whitney in pop culture
- Whitney Hughes
charcter in 2018 film Benji
- Whitney Dean
character on British soap "Eastenders"
- Whitney Russell
character on American soap "Passions"
- Whitney Greene
character in "Just Listen" by Sarah Dessen
- Whitney
Gym Leader in the Pokemon video games and anime
- Dakota Whitney
character in film "The X,Files: I Want To Believe"
- Whitney Solloway
teen character in Showtime's "The Affair"
- Whitney Museum of American Art
New York City
- Whitney Frost
character in Marvel's "Agent Carter"
