Whitney
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning white island; from a place name.
How Whitney has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #640 |
| 2016 | #760 |
| 2017 | #829 |
| 2018 | #901 |
| 2019 | #888 |
| 2020 | #941 |
| 2023 | #981 |
Whitney by the numbers
In 2025, 8 babies in England and Wales were named Whitney. In the US, 336 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 9,533 babies in 1986, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Whitney. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean an island
Like Whitney, each of these has an island in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Islaisland; from the river Islay1,959 in England and Wales (2025)
- Evelynnisland; a variant spelling of Evelyn938 in the US (2017)
- Skyesky; the Isle of Skye214 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kelseyisland of the ship; a place name799 in the US (2017)
- Lindseylinden tree island; variant of Lindsey316 in the US (2017)
- Lindsayfrom the linden tree island220 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean white
Like Whitney, each of these has white in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Blakedark or pale3,782 in the US (2017)
- Fionafair or white1,672 in the US (2017)
- Blakelydark or pale meadow; a place name used as personal name1,244 in the US (2017)
- Biancawhite or pure827 in the US (2017)
- Ivorymade of ivory; the hard white material from elephant tusks512 in the US (2017)
- Albadawn; white472 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Whitney
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