How Many People Are Named Watson?
people named Watson are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 73,947 people in the US has this name
Based on 6,721 babies named Watson in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
466 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Watson (99.5%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Watson alive today is about 16 years old, and 83% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 14 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Watson first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2021, to 466 babies. In 2025, 229 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Watson has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #397, in 1882. In 2025 it ranked #1,011.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,011 |
| Best rank | #397 (1882) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #740 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Watson alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Watson were born in Texas than in any other state: about 266 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Watson was given 3 times as often in South Carolina, 2.9 times in Georgia and 2.7 times in Utah.
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