Whitney

Whitney is a female given name: 94% of people named Whitney are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

FemaleHigh

Male 6%Female 94%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 6% male / 94% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 5,886 male / 95,545 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Whitney

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Whitney," in English, "Guten Tag Whitney," in German. Whitney is a female given name: about 94% of people named Whitney are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Whitney,

German

Guten Tag Whitney,

French

Bonjour Whitney,

Spanish

Estimado/a Whitney:

Chinese

Whitney您好：

Japanese

Whitney様

English

Hi Whitney,

German

Hi Whitney,

French

Salut Whitney,

Spanish

Hola Whitney,

Chinese

Whitney你好：

Japanese

Whitneyさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Whitney by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	very common	man's name	6%

United States birth data

5,886 male · 95,545 female · 101,431 births recorded

Male 6%Female 94%

Since 1980: 2% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Whitney a male or female name?

Whitney is a female given name: 94% of people named Whitney are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Whitney in an email?

Is Whitney a unisex name?

Whitney is not a unisex name: 6% of people named Whitney are men. Whitney leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Whitney a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/whitney (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_whitney,
  title  = {Is Whitney a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/whitney},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}