Boys' name · since 1997
Whitten
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 516 babies named Whitten, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,760 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,919 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 516
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Whitten is the #2919 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 516 recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Whitten has been recorded 516 times among boys since 1997, currently ranked #2919 nationally and more common than 79% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #7,760 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,919 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 516 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Whitten ranks #7,760 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,919 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 516 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,760 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,919 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 516
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Whitten's 516 recorded births place it above 82.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Whitten compares
516 Top 44% higher than 56% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Whitten's all-time total is 40% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Whitten | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 516 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 34 | 22,252 |
Whitten's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Whitten splits its recorded history at 2013: 75% of all births land in the more recent half, 25% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 43 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Whitten popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Whitten popularity over time - girls
22 total births recorded since 2014 (Whitten as girls' name)
Whitten by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (230 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Whitten's strongest decade.
230 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Whitten births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s 61
2000s
61 births
- 2010s
2010s
230 births
- 2020s
2020s
210 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 230 births (45% of all-time use).
How Whitten compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Whitten's total volume
Whitten by state
Where Whitten concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
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What to do with Whitten's data
- Whitten's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (230 total births) through the 2020s (210) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Whittens (137 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Whitten: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~28 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1997–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Whitten draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.