Is Whitten a boy or girl name?

Whitten is a boy’s name. Of the 538 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 4.1% were girls and 95.9% were boys.

Whitten

Recorded 1997–2025 · United States

Whitten was most popular in 2022, when 43 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,261 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,196, with 43 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 538 people named Whitten.

Whitten over time

Births per year. The dot marks Whitten’s peak in 2022. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Whitten a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Whitten is a boy’s name — 4.1% of the 538 Americans given it were girls and 95.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 5% girls and 95% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Whitten

Where Whitten is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Texas 11.1×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org