Whittney
Whittney is a female given name: 100% of people named Whittney are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 0% male / 100% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States
- US births since 1880
- 5 male / 1,633 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Whittney
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Whittney," in English, "Guten Tag Whittney," in German. Whittney is a female given name: about 100% of people named Whittney are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Whittney,
German
Guten Tag Whittney,
French
Bonjour Whittney,
Spanish
Estimado/a Whittney:
Chinese
Whittney您好：
Japanese
Whittney様
English
Hi Whittney,
German
Hi Whittney,
French
Salut Whittney,
Spanish
Hola Whittney,
Chinese
Whittney你好：
Japanese
Whittneyさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 0% |
United States birth data
5 male · 1,633 female · 1,638 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Whittney a male or female name?
Whittney is a female given name: 100% of people named Whittney are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.
How do I address Whittney in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Whittney," in English, "Guten Tag Whittney," in German. Whittney is a female given name: about 100% of people named Whittney are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Whittney a unisex name?
Whittney is not a unisex name: 0% of people named Whittney are men. Whittney leans strongly female overall.
Related names
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.
DearWho, "Is Whittney a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/whittney (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_whittney,
title = {Is Whittney a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/whittney},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}