NameTrends.U.S. Baby Name Data

Watson Boys

The U.S. popularity history of Watson: every year it appeared on the national list since 1880, with 6,699 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
6,699
Peak year
2021 #597
Years on the list
145
10-year trend
+10.6%

In the 2020s · Most used in TX in {year}

Popularity history

1880–2025

YearBirthsRank
201143#2794
201282#1813
201362#2162
201493#1668
2015122#1414
2016121#1442
2017198#1022
2018340#715
2019362#697
2020454#603
2021466#597
2022356#729
2023306#805
2024279#868
2025224#1011

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 2021

TX
31
WI
28
MN
24
OH
22
NC
22
IN
20

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