How Many People Are Named Witt?
An estimated 298 people in the United States have the first name Witt. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Witt peaked in popularity in 2024 with 32 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Witt 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 Witt paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
298
About 1 in 1,150,182 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2024
32 births
Total Registered
300
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Witt
Witt is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 300 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Witt as a male name
Ranked #3,585 in 2024
32 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (32 births)
Witt: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Witt span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 124 babies were registered. Witt remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Witt by Decade
How has Witt 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.
Witt by State
Witt + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Witt as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Witt
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Witt: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Witt?
We estimate approximately 298 people named Witt 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 1,150,182 Americans share this first name.
Is Witt a common name?
Witt is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 300 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Witt most popular?
Witt reached peak popularity in 2024, when 32 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Witt is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Witt a male name?
Witt is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Witt Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Witt Smith, Witt Johnson, Witt 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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