Whitney
Girl name · 25 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Whitney: 25 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 4 births in 1986.
Whitney comes from Old English *Hwītan ēg*, meaning "white island" or "white meadow," and originally referred to several places in England, such as Whitney in Oxfordshire. As a given name it rose to prominence primarily through Whitney Houston, one of the best-selling recording artists of all time, and later through Whitney Wolfe Herd, the tech entrepreneur behind Bumble. The place-name itself shares its roots with the River Wye and numerous other "white" locations across Britain, while in the US, Whitney, Texas, is named after a railroad official rather than the English village. Originally a surname used for both boys and girls, it became almost exclusively feminine after Houston's 1980s fame, though it retains a gentle unisex charm.
Girl 7 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 19864 babies
- Latest (1999)
- #6213 babies
- Total births
- 25since 1986
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y