Whitten is a rare variant of Whitney that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2022.
Whitten is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,938 for boy births in the United States (and #6,299 across all names), given to 43 babies. Whitten first appears in 1997 and peaked in 2022 (43 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,938 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | — | #4,193 |
| 2023 | 37 | 37 | — | #3,288 |
| 2022 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,959 |
| 2021 | 39 | 39 | #13,390 | #3,578 |
| 2020 | 29 | 29 | — | #3,728 |
| 2019 | 35 | 35 | #17,851 | #3,713 |
| 2018 | 39 | 39 | #17,990 | #3,370 |
| 2017 | 29 | 29 | — | #3,767 |
| 2016 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,932 |
| 2015 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,171 |
| 2014 | 30 | 30 | #19,073 | #4,128 |
| 2013 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,639 |
| 2012 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,851 |
| 2011 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,979 |
| 2010 | 19 | 19 | — | #5,035 |
| 2009 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,666 |
| 2008 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,984 |
| 2006 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,685 |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,282 |
| 2004 | 14 | 14 | — | #5,799 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,606 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,239 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | — | #11,552 |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | — | #11,262 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | — | #10,767 |