Whitney - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Whitney \wh(it)-ney\ is pronounced WHIT-nee. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "white island". Place name. Boy's name that became popular for girls in the early 1980s. Singer/actress Whitney Houston.

Whitney has 11 variant forms: Whiteney, Whitnea, Whitneigh, Whitnee, Whitni, Whitnie, Whitny, Whittaney, Whittany, Whittney and Whittnie.

For more information, see also the related name Whitley.

Baby names that sound like Whitney are Adine, Aithne, Eithne and Aithnea.

Whitney is a very popular female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Whitney. Click here to compare Whitney with related baby names.