Is Witten a boy or girl name?

Witten is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,070 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 5.3% were girls and 94.7% were boys.

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Witten

Recorded 2007–2025 · United States

Witten was most popular in 2018, when 137 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,861 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,717, with 38 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,070 people named Witten.

Witten over time

Births per year. The dot marks Witten’s peak in 2018. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Witten a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Witten is mostly a boy’s name — 5.3% of the 1,070 Americans given it were girls and 94.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 7% girls and 93% 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 Witten

Where Witten is most concentrated

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

Texas 10.5×

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