Whitley

Meaning: White woodland clearing
Origin: Old English

Boy's name · #1823 in the US (2025) · Trending

16% boys · 84% girls — About 84% of babies named Whitley in recent years have been girls. Whitley →

Popularity over time

Whitley is climbing: on the charts since 1914, it reached #1823 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 90 boys given the name last year. Roughly 840 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

In recent years, Whitley ran 6–7× its national rate in Kansas and Missouri.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Whitley ranks in other countries and regions.

#3,768 in Canada (2024).

Famous Whitleys

Whitley Strieber — American writer
Whitley Stokes — Irish Celticist (1830–1909)
Whitley Thomas Ewing — American politician, physician, postmaster (1823–1891)

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 27,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

Kym Whitley — American actress and comedian
Keith Whitley — American country singer (1954–1989)
Chris Whitley — American blues/rock singer-songwriter and guitarist

In stories & tradition

Whitley Schnee — RWBY (web series)

Similar names: Theoden · Whitaker · Atley · Dael · Ripley · Radley

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