How popular is the name Whitney?

Whitney ranks 369th among girls' names in US records, with 103,403 births since 1936. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,015.

Is Whitney a unisex name?

No. Whitney is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1986, when 9,536 children were given the name. It has been in use for 89 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#369 of girl names

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Whitney is a girls' name, and first appears in 1936. It has been given to 103,403 children — the 369th most common girls' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 45% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1986, when 9,536 children were given it.

1986Girls: 9,536Boys: 245

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Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Whitney?: Whitney ranks 369th among girls' names in US records, with 103,403 births since 1936. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,015.
Is Whitney a unisex name?: No. Whitney is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Whitney most popular?: 1986, when 9,536 children were given the name. It has been in use for 89 years and is still recorded as of 2024.