How Many People Are Named Whitten?
An estimated 491 people in the United States have the first name Whitten. It is predominantly male (95.6%). The average bearer is 10 years old, and Whitten peaked in popularity in 2022 with 43 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Whitten as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Whitten paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
491
About 1 in 698,074 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
95.6% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2022
43 births
Total Registered
495
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Whitten
Whitten is predominantly male (95.6%), though 22 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Whitten as a male name
Ranked #4,175 in 2024
26 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (43 births)
Whitten as a female name
Ranked #13,384 in 2021
7 female births in 2021
Peak: 2021 (7 births)
Whitten: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Whitten span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 245 babies were registered. While Whitten is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Whitten by Decade
How has Whitten tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Whitten + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Whitten as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Whitten
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Whitten: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Whitten?
We estimate approximately 491 people named Whitten are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 698,074 Americans share this first name.
Is Whitten a common name?
Whitten is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 495 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Whitten most popular?
Whitten reached peak popularity in 2022, when 43 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Whitten is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Whitten a male name?
Whitten is predominantly male. 95.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Whitten Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Whitten Smith, Whitten Johnson, Whitten Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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