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Worldwide, Whitney (Whitney , ויטני , Уитни , among others...) is a common dominantly girly, but infrequently boy's first name. The given name Whitney is habitual in Dominica, where it is quite a common feminine name, the United States, where it is quite a common largely girly, but seldom boy's name, and Suriname, where it is quite a common female name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in the United States, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and South Africa. Much less frequently, Whitney is the last name as well as the forename.
Whitney is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Whitney , the fictional character from the video game The Last of Us Part II; Whitney Fordman , the fictional character from the television series Smallville, Man of Steel; Whitney , the fictional character from Pokémon; Whitney , the Animal Crossing villager, Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Whitney Dean , the fictional character, EastEnders, among other works.