#6822024 rank
1988peak year
7,476babies named Whitley since 1880
▲ +48%5-year trend
Whitley popularity over 145 years
💎 Rare find · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Whitley mean?
From an English place-name surname, Old English hwit 'white' plus leah 'clearing, meadow'; a chic Southern-style pick.
OriginEnglish
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Stylemodern, classic
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Spellings & variants
Whitney
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