Unisex name · since 2007
Witten
Witten has 1,013 recorded births since 2007 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,105 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,176 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,013
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Witten currently ranks #3176 among unisex names in America, with 1,013 babies recorded since 2007.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Witten has been recorded 1,013 times among boys since 2007, currently ranked #3176 nationally and more common than 77% 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 2007 to 2025.
- #5,105 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,176 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,013 born since 2007
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Witten ranks #5,105 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,176 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,013 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,105 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,176 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,013
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Witten's 1,013 recorded births place it above 88.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Witten compares
1,013 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Witten's all-time total is 175% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Witten | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,013 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 127 | 34 | 22,252 |
Witten's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Witten's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 127, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Witten popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 127
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Witten popularity over time - girls
57 total births recorded since 2015 (Witten as girls' name)
Witten by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (635 births, 63% of the file).
2010s was Witten's strongest decade.
635 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Witten births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 40
2000s
40 births
- 2010s
2010s
635 births
- 2020s
2020s
338 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 635 births (63% of all-time use).
How Witten 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 Witten's total volume
Witten by state
Where Witten concentrates geographically, total births since 2007
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 355 | 35.0% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 26 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Arkansas | | 13 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Iowa | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.5% |
355 of 1,013 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Witten appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Witten's data
- Witten's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (635 total births) through the 2020s (338) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Wittens (355 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Witten: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2007–2025 (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 Witten 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.