Girl name English origin Christian tradition

Whitney

WIT-nee · 7 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
White island, from Old English hwit and eg
Language
English
Culture
English
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
unisex · preppy
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1050
2024 births238
Peak year1986
First appeared1936
Total US births97,424
1986 peak19361958198020022024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
WhitWhits
Alternate spellings
WhitnieWhittney
In other languages
Whitney (English)

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