Data through 2025

Watson name popularity in the United States

Watson ranked #1008 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 224 boys named Watson.

Rank#1008

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded224

SSA

Peak year2021

466 recorded

Five-year change-50.7%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Watson for boys and girls

Girls

5

2.2% in 2025 · data from 2018 to 2025

Boys

224

97.8% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys224#1008
2025girls5#14942
2024boys279#866
2023boys306#804
2022boys356#729
2021boys466#597
2020boys454#603
2020girls6#13453
2019boys362#694
2019girls5#15539
2018boys340#713
2018girls6#13793
Show full history (149 rows)
YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys224#1008
2025girls5#14942
2024boys279#866
2023boys306#804
2022boys356#729
2021boys466#597
2020boys454#603
2020girls6#13453
2019boys362#694
2019girls5#15539
2018boys340#713
2018girls6#13793
2017boys198#1020
2016boys121#1433
2015boys122#1406
2014boys93#1657
2013boys62#2139
2012boys82#1799
2011boys43#2748
2010boys36#3128
2009boys18#5102
2008boys24#4145
2007boys23#4243
2006boys26#3782
2005boys33#3091
2004boys25#3636
2003boys19#4276
2002boys20#4044
2001boys18#4302
2000boys13#5297
1999boys25#3182
1998boys19#3708
1997boys16#4059
1996boys11#5187
1995boys14#4280
1994boys17#3751
1993boys14#4227
1992boys14#4114
1991boys8#5942
1990boys17#3467
1989boys12#4271
1988boys14#3523
1987boys13#3521
1986boys15#3131
1985boys15#3070
1984boys13#3270
1983boys13#3230
1982boys17#2709
1981boys11#3601
1980boys6#5525
1979boys8#4403
1978boys6#5059
1977boys10#3606
1976boys7#4418
1975boys10#3428
1974boys13#2799
1973boys14#2606
1972boys14#2534
1971boys9#3370
1970boys14#2509
1969boys11#2682
1968boys13#2311
1967boys7#3231
1966boys11#2465
1965boys11#2476
1964boys19#1850
1963boys22#1695
1962boys12#2364
1961boys28#1521
1960boys20#1812
1959boys18#1916
1958boys17#1953
1957boys24#1634
1956boys27#1511
1955boys31#1370
1954boys25#1525
1953boys35#1261
1952boys22#1615
1951boys27#1430
1950boys24#1499
1949boys31#1297
1948boys34#1231
1947boys36#1213
1946boys33#1217
1945boys33#1139
1944boys24#1370
1943boys34#1170
1942boys26#1358
1941boys45#951
1940boys38#1050
1939boys41#992
1938boys40#1009
1937boys30#1212
1936boys42#949
1935boys33#1148
1934boys26#1323
1933boys46#926
1932boys34#1157
1931boys46#974
1930boys37#1151
1929boys35#1173
1928boys28#1382
1927boys52#964
1926boys48#992
1925boys58#882
1924boys63#865
1923boys58#896
1922boys67#830
1921boys71#804
1920boys57#911
1919boys68#783
1918boys83#684
1917boys61#804
1916boys75#685
1915boys72#681
1914boys59#658
1913boys43#696
1912boys36#713
1911boys21#689
1910boys25#569
1909boys12#840
1908boys16#657
1907boys9#930
1906boys13#674
1905boys12#699
1904boys13#647
1903boys7#910
1902boys14#583
1901boys14#536
1900boys13#699
1899boys12#583
1898boys13#611
1897boys15#515
1896boys24#400
1895boys12#609
1894boys10#668
1892boys16#497
1891boys12#524
1890boys12#566
1889boys8#722
1888boys10#648
1887boys8#679
1886boys5#959
1885boys6#836
1884boys11#570
1883boys14#479
1882boys21#389
1881boys10#563
1880boys12#526

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Watson’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change+83.6%
Change since peak-51.9%