Whitney

Whitney

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: English

Meaning

Whitney or Whittney is both a masculine and a feminine given name.

From Wikipedia

Whitney first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1997 with 97 babies (rank #348 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Whitney

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Whitney yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
2PersonalityThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

798

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	95	#358
1997	97	#348
1998	77	#407
1999	63	#468
2000	62	#484
2001	33	#763
2002	16	#1,315
2003	21	#1,128
2004	13	#1,710
2005	17	#1,404
2006	14	#1,744
2007	13	#1,956
2008	37	#898
2009	55	#677
2010	39	#909
2011	39	#935
2012	31	#1,128
2013	24	#1,399
2014	16	#1,879
2015	21	#1,548
2016	15	#2,001

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#358

1997

#348

1998

#407

1999

#468

2000

#484

2001

#763

2002

#1,315

2003

#1,128

2004

#1,710

2005

#1,404

2006

#1,744

2007

#1,956

2008

#898

2009

#677

2010

#909

2011

#935

2012

#1,128

2013

#1,399

2014

#1,879

2015

#1,548

2016

#2,001

Meaning

Numerology of Whitney

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Whitney

More popular girls' names

Other girls' names starting with W

Year-by-Year Detail