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Whitney
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94% girls / 6% boys
Origin of the name
Whitney comes from an English place name and surname meaning “white island.”
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Where babies named Whitney are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Whitney is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Whitney is most common in Utah (3 times), Kentucky (2.8) and Arkansas (2.6), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Where babies named Whitney are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Whitney is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Whitney is most common in Louisiana (18.6 times) and Texas (1.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0% | 100% |
| 1890s | 0% | 100% |
| 1900s | 0% | 100% |
| 1910s | 0% | 100% |
| 1920s | 0% | 100% |
| 1930s | 8% | 92% |
| 1940s | 19% | 81% |
| 1950s | 19% | 81% |
| 1960s | 73% | 27% |
| 1970s | 86% | 14% |
| 1980s | 96% | 4% |
| 1990s | 99% | 1% |
| 2000s | 98% | 2% |
| 2010s | 98% | 2% |
| 2020s | 94% | 6% |