Whitney
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Whitney
Deriving from an English locational surname meaning "white island", Whitney was in rare but regular use for boys in the US until the early 1960s, when actress Whitney Blake popularized it for girls. It received a further big boost on the girls' side in the 1980s, thanks to singer Whitney Houston. Now falling rapidly down the rankings, it could be time to reclaim this one for the boys, if only as a neat way to cool-guy nickname Whit.
Whitney for girls#1046 US
Yesterday's sensation that rose with the popularity of Whitney Houston. Whitney may have lost some of its style value, but it still sounds like one of the quintessential English names for girls. Today, you might want to shorten it to cool nickname Whit.
Pronounced WHIT-nee.
As of October 2026, Whitney ranked #6782 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #567 in 1986.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #622 | 463 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #640 | 446 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #761 | 375 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #830 | 328 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #902 | 299 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #888 | 303 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #941 | 273 |
| 2021 | #4,766 | 21 | #1,033 | 246 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | #1,047 | 245 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #981 | 262 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #1,050 | 238 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #1,046 | 238 |
World rankings
Whitney for girls
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Famous Whitneys
- Whitney Moore Young Jr.Boy
American civil rights activist
- Whitney MercilusBoy
American NFL football player
- Whitney Willard StraightBoy
American racing driver, aviator, and businessman
- Whitney TilsonBoy
American investor, author, and philanthropist
- Whitney Wesley "Whit" HaydnBoy
American magician
- Whitney Smith Jr.Boy
American vexillologist and scholar of flags
- John Whitney "Whit" StillmanBoy
American writer
- Eli WhitneyBoy
American inventor
- Whitney Elizabeth HoustonGirl
American pop singer and actress
- Whitney CummingsGirl
American comedienne and actress
- Whitney Eve PortGirl
American reality TV personality and fashion designer
- Whitney Renee DuncanGirl
American country music singer
- Nancy Ann Whitney "Whitney Blake"Girl
American actress
- Whitney AbleGirl
American actress
- Whitney Lynn HedgepethGirl
American Olympic swimmer
- Whitney ThompsonGirl
American model, winner of "America's Next Top Model"
- Whitney HogestynGirl
daughter of American actor Drake Hogestyn
- Whitney Elizabeth EngenGirl
American soccer player
- Whitney Eileen (Perkins) BatesGirl
wife of Zach Bates of reality TV show Bringing Up Bates
- Whitney Marie ChurchGirl
American soccer player
- Whitney CallGirl
American actress in YouTube sketch comedy show Studio C
- Ahney Her (born Whitney Cua Her)Girl
American actress
- Whitney MathersGirl
adopted daughter of rapper Eminem
- Whitney MooreGirl
American actress and YouTube personality
- Whitney Marie LeavittGirl
TikTok influencer and reality TV personality
Whitney in pop culture
- Whitney Conway EllsworthBoy
character on TV's "Deadwood"
- Whitney HughesGirl
charcter in 2018 film Benji
- Whitney DeanGirl
character on British soap "Eastenders"
- Whitney RussellGirl
character on American soap "Passions"
- Whitney GreeneGirl
character in "Just Listen" by Sarah Dessen
- WhitneyGirl
Gym Leader in the Pokemon video games and anime
- Dakota WhitneyGirl
character in film "The X,Files: I Want To Believe"
- Whitney SollowayGirl
teen character in Showtime's "The Affair"
- Whitney Museum of American ArtGirl
New York City
- Whitney FrostGirl
character in Marvel's "Agent Carter"