Witten
Witten was the 3179th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 38 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 1395th with 127 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,229 places. More babies were named Witten in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,179 boys, down 1,546 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 38boys
- Girls and boys
- 6% girls, 94% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2018127 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,070babies recorded
Witten popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #3,179 | — | 38 |
| 2020 | #17,392 | #1,633 | 5 | 99 |
| 2010 | — | #4,233 | — | 24 |
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How popular is Witten, counting every spelling?
Witten is the most common spelling of a name family that had 91 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 91 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Witten | 38 | #3,179 | 239 |
| Whitten | 43 | #2,938 | 181 |
| Whitton | 10 | #8,215 | 55 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Witten?
38 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Witten (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Witten born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 221 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Witten.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Witten?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Witten are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 6 and 11. That makes Witten a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Witten by state
How common Witten was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (3.5×). In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Witten: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Witten, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Witten
How popular is the name Witten?
Witten was the 3179th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 38 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 1395th with 127 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,229 places. More babies were named Witten in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Witten a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 6% girls, 94% boys given the name Witten in the US.
Where is Witten most popular?
In 2021–2025, Witten was most common in Texas (0.10 per 1,000 boys), followed by Tennessee and Tennessee.