Given name
Withney
“from the white island”
In French use, Withney has a related form in Whitney. One English interpretation is “from the white island.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In French use, Withney has a related form in Whitney. One English interpretation is “from the white island.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In French use, Withney has a related form in Whitney. An origin associated with Whitney is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2022. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In French use, Withney has a related form in Whitney. The history of Whitney gives this family its wider story. Whitney’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Withney through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 12
- 0 boys · 12 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Withney’s family of names
In French usage, Withney has a related form in Whitney.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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