US rank #3569 Boys' name Peak 2024 300 births

Witt — #3569 US boys' name

300 babies named Witt in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s522010s1192020s124
#3569
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 75% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Witt was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

32 babies were named Witt in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Witt

The Social Security Administration has registered 300 babies named Witt between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Witt currently holds the #3569 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Witt performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 124 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Witt shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Witt in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Witt in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 300 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Witt at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

300

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2024

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,569

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Witt popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
32
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
010203040 202420212018201520122009200620011997 5

Witt by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
124 births that decade — 41% of Witt's all-time total
1990s52000s522010s1192020s124

Witt by state

Where Witt concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Witt
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10 3.3%
Texas share of Witt's total US births 3.3%

10 of 300 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Witt?
300 babies have been named Witt since 1997. It currently ranks #3569 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 32 births.
When was Witt most popular?
Witt was most popular in the 2020s decade with 124 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Witt most popular?
The top states for the name Witt are Texas (10 births).
How long has the name Witt been used?
Witt has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Witt?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Witten, Witold, Wit, Wittman. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1997–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.