Whitley is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Whitley means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Whitley across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Whitley has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Whitley is a girl name of Old English origin meaning “white meadow”. From an English place name and surname.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 8,991 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 4 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Whitley per year, United States (1914 to 2025). United States peaked in 1988 (521/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 1998 (4/yr).
Whitley has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1988, when it ranked #818 nationally (given to 521 babies that year).
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