Where is Whitney from?

My guess is...

United States

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29%

Netherlands

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19%

Nigeria

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16%

I'm 90% certain Whitney is Female.

According to a dataset of 1149, the average Whitney is around 32 years old.


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Learn about the name Whitney

Meaning of the name Whitney

From a surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "white island" in Old English. Its popular use as a feminine name was initiated by actress Whitney Blake (1925-2002) in the 1960s, and further boosted in the 1980s by singer Whitney Houston (1963-2012).

Characteristics of the name Whitney

OriginsEnglish
PronouncedWIT-nee
GenderUnisex
Traitsstrong, refined, formal, upper class, strange, wholesome

How do we know this about Whitney

(and is it secret spies?)

We use a combination of data from the internet, and our own Machine Learning models to make these predictions.
In a gist, we use a Machine Learning model trained on a diverse global dataset of 100m+ names, and use it to predict different traits for a person based on first name!
NameGuessr guesses a person's nationality, age, and gender based on their name. We also try to give insightful info around the name's origin, name meaning, and name pronounciation.