Watson

Given to 6,721 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −27% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#14942

recorded as girls

—

#1008

recorded as boys

142 since 2024

Babies in 2025

229

girls 5 · boys 224

Peak year

2021

466 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

6,721

since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

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Watson was most popular in 2021, when 466 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.27 per 1,000). In 2025, 224 babies were named Watson, ranking #1008 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 27%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	5	14942	224	1008
2024	<5	—	279	866
2023	<5	—	306	804
2022	<5	—	356	729
2021	<5	—	466	597
2020	6	13453	454	603
2019	5	15539	362	694
2018	6	13793	340	713
2017	<5	—	198	1020
2016	<5	—	121	1433
2015	<5	—	122	1406
2014	<5	—	93	1657
2013	<5	—	62	2139
2012	<5	—	82	1799
2011	<5	—	43	2748
2010	<5	—	36	3128
2009	<5	—	18	5102
2008	<5	—	24	4145
2007	<5	—	23	4243
2006	<5	—	26	3782
2005	<5	—	33	3091
2004	<5	—	25	3636
2003	<5	—	19	4276
2002	<5	—	20	4044
2001	<5	—	18	4302
2000	<5	—	13	5297
1999	<5	—	25	3182
1998	<5	—	19	3708
1997	<5	—	16	4059
1996	<5	—	11	5187
1995	<5	—	14	4280
1994	<5	—	17	3751
1993	<5	—	14	4227
1992	<5	—	14	4114
1991	<5	—	8	5942
1990	<5	—	17	3467
1989	<5	—	12	4271
1988	<5	—	14	3523
1987	<5	—	13	3521
1986	<5	—	15	3131
1985	<5	—	15	3070
1984	<5	—	13	3270
1983	<5	—	13	3230
1982	<5	—	17	2709
1981	<5	—	11	3601
1980	<5	—	6	5525
1979	<5	—	8	4403
1978	<5	—	6	5059
1977	<5	—	10	3606
1976	<5	—	7	4418
1975	<5	—	10	3428
1974	<5	—	13	2799
1973	<5	—	14	2606
1972	<5	—	14	2534
1971	<5	—	9	3370
1970	<5	—	14	2509
1969	<5	—	11	2682
1968	<5	—	13	2311
1967	<5	—	7	3231
1966	<5	—	11	2465
1965	<5	—	11	2476
1964	<5	—	19	1850
1963	<5	—	22	1695
1962	<5	—	12	2364
1961	<5	—	28	1521
1960	<5	—	20	1812
1959	<5	—	18	1916
1958	<5	—	17	1953
1957	<5	—	24	1634
1956	<5	—	27	1511
1955	<5	—	31	1370
1954	<5	—	25	1525
1953	<5	—	35	1261
1952	<5	—	22	1615
1951	<5	—	27	1430
1950	<5	—	24	1499
1949	<5	—	31	1297
1948	<5	—	34	1231
1947	<5	—	36	1213
1946	<5	—	33	1217
1945	<5	—	33	1139
1944	<5	—	24	1370
1943	<5	—	34	1170
1942	<5	—	26	1358
1941	<5	—	45	951
1940	<5	—	38	1050
1939	<5	—	41	992
1938	<5	—	40	1009
1937	<5	—	30	1212
1936	<5	—	42	949
1935	<5	—	33	1148
1934	<5	—	26	1323
1933	<5	—	46	926
1932	<5	—	34	1157
1931	<5	—	46	974
1930	<5	—	37	1151
1929	<5	—	35	1173
1928	<5	—	28	1382
1927	<5	—	52	964
1926	<5	—	48	992
1925	<5	—	58	882
1924	<5	—	63	865
1923	<5	—	58	896
1922	<5	—	67	830
1921	<5	—	71	804
1920	<5	—	57	911
1919	<5	—	68	783
1918	<5	—	83	684
1917	<5	—	61	804
1916	<5	—	75	685
1915	<5	—	72	681
1914	<5	—	59	658
1913	<5	—	43	696
1912	<5	—	36	713
1911	<5	—	21	689
1910	<5	—	25	569
1909	<5	—	12	840
1908	<5	—	16	657
1907	<5	—	9	930
1906	<5	—	13	674
1905	<5	—	12	699
1904	<5	—	13	647
1903	<5	—	7	910
1902	<5	—	14	583
1901	<5	—	14	536
1900	<5	—	13	699
1899	<5	—	12	583
1898	<5	—	13	611
1897	<5	—	15	515
1896	<5	—	24	400
1895	<5	—	12	609
1894	<5	—	10	668
1893	<5	—	<5	—
1892	<5	—	16	497
1891	<5	—	12	524
1890	<5	—	12	566
1889	<5	—	8	722
1888	<5	—	10	648
1887	<5	—	8	679
1886	<5	—	5	959
1885	<5	—	6	836
1884	<5	—	11	570
1883	<5	—	14	479
1882	<5	—	21	389
1881	<5	—	10	563
1880	<5	—	12	526