Watson

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Watson is a given name of English origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 6,491 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 6,474 as boys and 17 as girls. Watson gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 2021 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #3,551 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 278
2023 306
2022 356
2021 466
2020 460
2019 367
2018 346
2017 198
2016 121
2015 122
2014 93
2013 62
2012 82
2011 43
2010 36
2009 18
2008 24
2007 23
2006 26
2005 33
2004 25
2003 19
2002 20
2001 18
2000 13
1999 25
1998 19
1997 16
1996 11
1995 14
1994 17
1993 14
1992 14
1991 8
1990 17
1989 12
1988 14
1987 13
1986 15
1985 15
1984 13
1983 13
1982 17
1981 11
1980 6
1979 8
1978 6
1977 10
1976 7
1975 10
1974 13
1973 14
1972 14
1971 9
1970 14
1969 11
1968 13
1967 7
1966 11
1965 11
1964 19
1963 22
1962 12
1961 28
1960 20
1959 18
1958 17
1957 24
1956 27
1955 31
1954 25
1953 35
1952 22
1951 28
1950 23
1949 31
1948 34
1947 36
1946 33
1945 33
1944 24
1943 34
1942 26
1941 45
1940 38
1939 41
1938 40
1937 30
1936 42
1935 33
1934 26
1933 46
1932 34
1931 46
1930 37
1929 35
1928 28
1927 52
1926 48
1925 58
1924 63
1923 58
1922 67
1921 71
1920 57
1919 68
1918 83
1917 61
1916 75
1915 72
1914 59
1913 43
1912 36
1911 21
1910 25
1909 12
1908 16
1907 9
1906 13
1905 12
1904 13
1903 7
1902 14
1901 14
1900 13
1899 12
1898 13
1897 15
1896 24
1895 12
1894 10
1892 16
1891 12
1890 12
1889 8
1888 10
1887 8
1886 5
1885 6
1884 11
1883 14
1882 21
1881 10
1880 12