First Name WHITNEY

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • WHITNEY is ranked as the 970th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 37,420.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 11.74 people named WHITNEY for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is commonly used as either a first or last name. More specifically, it is used as a first name 48% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named WHITNEY is 96,708.
  • The SSA data also shows that WHITNEY is used as a girl's name 95% of the time.

First Names WHITNEY
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 37,420 +/-1.8%
  • National Rank 970
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 11.7

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 96,708
  • National Rank 510
  • Percentile Rank 99.45%
  • Proportion/100k 30.33

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name WHITNEY is 77.3% White, 3.3% Hispanic origin, 15.5% Black, 1.6% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name WHITNEY have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name WHITNEY is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration
  • English surname
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name WHITNEY

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 77.3% 63.9% 13.4%
Hispanic origin 3.3% 16.3% -13.0%
Black 15.5% 12.3% 3.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.6% 4.9% -3.3%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named WHITNEY is Texas where 5,897 people have this name.
  • District of Columbia is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named WHITNEY, as 37.58 in every 100,000 Washingtonians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • District of Columbia is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is South Dakota (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names WHITNEY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 532 4.13 96.8% Indiana 462 7 96.2% Iowa 453 14.58 97.0% Kansas 211 7.26 92.7% Michigan 1,121 11.31 98.8% Minnesota 504 9.24 97.6% Missouri 219 7.33 94.1% Nebraska 85 4.54 87.8% North Dakota 32 4.35 73.9% Ohio 488 4.21 96.6% South Dakota 9 1.04 51.5% Wisconsin 492 8.54 97.4%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name WHITNEY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 532 4.13 96.8%
Indiana 462 7 96.2%
Iowa 453 14.58 97.0%
Kansas 211 7.26 92.7%
Michigan 1,121 11.31 98.8%
Minnesota 504 9.24 97.6%
Missouri 219 7.33 94.1%
Nebraska 85 4.54 87.8%
North Dakota 32 4.35 73.9%
Ohio 488 4.21 96.6%
South Dakota 9 1.04 51.5%
Wisconsin 492 8.54 97.4%
West State Statistics First-Names WHITNEY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 48 6.49 75.6% Arizona 415 6.16 94.9% California 3,795 9.78 99.1% Colorado 473 8.83 95.9% Hawaii 199 14 94.9% Idaho 148 9.08 90.2% Montana 47 4.6 80.2% Nevada 138 4.85 91.2% New Mexico 98 4.72 86.7% Oregon 336 8.47 94.9% Utah 273 9.29 93.3% Washington 1,177 16.66 98.5% Wyoming 37 6.39 75.9%

West States
State stats for the first name WHITNEY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 48 6.49 75.6%
Arizona 415 6.16 94.9%
California 3,795 9.78 99.1%
Colorado 473 8.83 95.9%
Hawaii 199 14 94.9%
Idaho 148 9.08 90.2%
Montana 47 4.6 80.2%
Nevada 138 4.85 91.2%
New Mexico 98 4.72 86.7%
Oregon 336 8.47 94.9%
Utah 273 9.29 93.3%
Washington 1,177 16.66 98.5%
Wyoming 37 6.39 75.9%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names WHITNEY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 889 24.73 97.7% Maine 336 25.27 93.2% Massachusetts 973 14.43 97.4% New Hampshire 168 12.68 91.4% New Jersey 980 10.96 97.8% New York 1,448 7.33 98.7% Pennsylvania 431 3.37 96.6% Rhode Island 201 19 93.4% Vermont 67 10.64 89.2%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name WHITNEY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 889 24.73 97.7%
Maine 336 25.27 93.2%
Massachusetts 973 14.43 97.4%
New Hampshire 168 12.68 91.4%
New Jersey 980 10.96 97.8%
New York 1,448 7.33 98.7%
Pennsylvania 431 3.37 96.6%
Rhode Island 201 19 93.4%
Vermont 67 10.64 89.2%
South State Statistics First-Names WHITNEY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 460 9.48 96.5% Arkansas 346 11.66 95.2% Delaware 146 15.59 95.7% Dist. of Columbia 248 37.58 96.6% Florida 2,475 12.44 99.2% Georgia 773 7.65 97.8% Kentucky 408 9.25 95.4% Louisiana 670 14.41 96.7% Maryland 423 7.08 97.1% Mississippi 219 7.33 94.1% North Carolina 2,443 24.57 99.0% Oklahoma 549 14.15 96.1% South Carolina 450 9.32 96.2% Tennessee 815 12.45 97.5% Texas 5,897 21.88 99.4% Virginia 779 9.36 97.6% West Virginia 155 8.35 89.3%

South States
State stats for the first name WHITNEY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 460 9.48 96.5%
Arkansas 346 11.66 95.2%
Delaware 146 15.59 95.7%
Dist. of Columbia 248 37.58 96.6%
Florida 2,475 12.44 99.2%
Georgia 773 7.65 97.8%
Kentucky 408 9.25 95.4%
Louisiana 670 14.41 96.7%
Maryland 423 7.08 97.1%
Mississippi 219 7.33 94.1%
North Carolina 2,443 24.57 99.0%
Oklahoma 549 14.15 96.1%
South Carolina 450 9.32 96.2%
Tennessee 815 12.45 97.5%
Texas 5,897 21.88 99.4%
Virginia 779 9.36 97.6%
West Virginia 155 8.35 89.3%
 

Full Names with WHITNEY as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have WHITNEY as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named WHITNEY.

The most popular full name is WHITNEY Smith. 1.17% of all the people named WHITNEY have this family name.

There are 4390 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name WHITNEY

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 WHITNEY Smith 1.17%
2 WHITNEY Williams 0.78%
3 WHITNEY Johnson 0.68%
4 WHITNEY Jones 0.68%
5 WHITNEY Davis 0.65%
6 WHITNEY Brown 0.63%
7 WHITNEY Wilson 0.50%
8 WHITNEY Miller 0.47%
9 WHITNEY Hill 0.41%
10 WHITNEY Hall 0.38%
11 WHITNEY Thomas 0.38%
12 WHITNEY King 0.37%
13 WHITNEY Walker 0.37%
14 WHITNEY White 0.37%
15 WHITNEY Anderson 0.35%
16 WHITNEY Jackson 0.30%
17 WHITNEY Lee 0.30%
18 WHITNEY Allen 0.29%
19 WHITNEY Green 0.27%
20 WHITNEY Taylor 0.27%

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