Across the world, Whitley (Whitley 
, ויטלי 
, Уитли) is quite a rare epicene forename. The first name Whitley is characteristic of the United States, where it is a rare mostly feminine, but infrequently male name, Israel, where it is a rare boy's name, and Netherlands, where it is a very rare girly name. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in the United States, Nigeria, and the United Kingdom. More prevalently, Whitley is the last name as well as the forename.
Whitley is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Whitley Gilbert-Wayne , the fictional character, A Different World and Vitaly Kartsev , character in Moscow 2042.
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hobart johnstone whitley American businessman, California land developer (1847-1931), US (b. 1847) |
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| doctor h. whitley American plantation owner and enslaver, US (b. 1813) |
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wyatt c. whitley American chemist, US (b. 1900) |
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hall whitley American football linebacker (b. 1935) |
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| cuthbert claude mortier whitley (1886-1942) architect and public servant (b. 1886) |
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| ray whitley American singer (1901-1979), US (b. 1901) |
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| wilson whitley American football player (1955-1992), US (b. 1955) |
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| taylor whitley American football player (1980-2018), US (b. 1980) |
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| brion whitley college basketball player (2018–2019) Murray State |
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| benton whitley American football player (born 1999) (b. 1999) |
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| reece whitley American Swimmer, US |
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