Whitten
Boy name · #2919 in 2025 · Uniqueness 61/100
Whitten is currently the #2919 boy name in the United States — 43 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #4080, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 41,860 boys born in 2025 was named Whitten.
The 28-year story
Whitten first appears in the Social Security records in 1997, when 5 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 43 babies and a rank of #2919. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Whitten per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Whitten against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Whitten in class?
Whitten scores 61 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Whitten is most common
State-level data for Whitten is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Whitten
Statistically, parents drawn to Whitten tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Witten, Kashten, Westen, Walden, and Kingsten.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Whitten | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43 | #2884 |
| 2024 | 26 | #4072 |
| 2023 | 37 | #3228 |
| 2022 | 43 | #2919 |
| 2021 | 32 | #3497 |
| 2020 | 29 | #3653 |
| 2019 | 30 | #3636 |
| 2018 | 34 | #3301 |
| 2017 | 29 | #3678 |
| 2016 | 20 | #4776 |
| 2015 | 25 | #4080 |
| 2014 | 25 | #4014 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5404 |
| 2012 | 20 | #4686 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6578 |
| 2010 | 19 | #4848 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7236 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8324 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7998 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11472 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5492 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7831 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10556 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9912 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9631 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Whitten a popular boy name?
Whitten ranked #2919 among boys in 2025 with 43 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4080.
When was the name Whitten most popular?
Whitten peaked in 2022, when 43 American boys received the name (ranked #2919 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Whitten?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 41,860 newborn American boys was named Whitten. It scores 61/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.