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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
1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 1986 · 4
Births per year in Scotland. Missing years had a count of 2 or fewer (suppressed by NRS).