Whitney

English surname

"white island"

Whitney Origin and Meaning

The name Whitney is a girl's name of English origin meaning "white island".

Yesterday's sensation that rose with the popularity of Whitney Houston. Whitney may have lost some of its style value, but it still sounds like one of the quintessential English names for girls. Today, you might want to shorten it to cool nickname Whit.

Whitney Rank in US Top 1000

# 981 in the US

Popularity of the name Whitney

• 981 US 2023
• 1527 Nameberry 2025
• 44 Unique 2022

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Famous People Named Whitney

• Whitney Elizabeth Houston American pop singer and actress
• Whitney Cummings American comedienne and actress
• Whitney Eve Port American reality TV personality and fashion designer
• Whitney Renee Duncan American country music singer
• Nancy Ann Whitney "Whitney Blake" American actress
• Whitney Able American actress
• Whitney Lynn Hedgepeth American Olympic swimmer
• Whitney Thompson American model, winner of "America's Next Top Model"
• Whitney Hogestyn daughter of American actor Drake Hogestyn
• Whitney Elizabeth Engen American soccer player
• Whitney Eileen (Perkins) Bates wife of Zach Bates of reality TV show Bringing Up Bates
• Whitney Marie Church American soccer player
• Whitney Call American actress in YouTube sketch comedy show Studio C
• Ahney Her (born Whitney Cua Her) American actress
• Whitney Mathers adopted daughter of rapper Eminem
• Whitney Moore American actress and YouTube personality

The name Whitney in Pop Culture

• Whitney Hughes charcter in 2018 film Benji
• Whitney Dean character on British soap "Eastenders"
• Whitney Russell character on American soap "Passions"
• Whitney Greene character in "Just Listen" by Sarah Dessen
• Whitney Gym Leader in the Pokemon video games and anime
• Dakota Whitney character in film "The X,Files: I Want To Believe"
• Whitney Solloway teen character in Showtime's "The Affair"
• Whitney Museum of American Art New York City
• Whitney Frost character in Marvel's "Agent Carter"