Masculine dossier · first seen 1997
Whitten
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2022
Peak births
43
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Whitten
How many people are named Whitten?
An estimated 511 living Americans are named Whitten.
How rare is Whitten?
Whitten is very rare among babies today, with 43 boys receiving the name in 2025, matching its recorded peak.
How old is the typical Whitten?
The median age of a living American named Whitten is approximately 8 years, with most bearers falling between 4 and 13 years old.
Is Whitten still popular?
Yes — Whitten is currently rising in popularity, with 43 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 2.2× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Whitten most common?
Whitten has its strongest geographic signal in Texas, where it appears 3.1× more often than the national baseline.
1997Peak 20222025
Peak year
2022
Decline from peak
0%
2025
43
All-time
516
Where it lives now
Whitten is most concentrated in Texas — about 3.1× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Whitten is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.