Wataru vs Watson

Side-by-side comparison of Wataru and Watson — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Wataru

Boy name

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Name B

Watson

Boy name · Rank #864

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Metric Wataru Watson
Current Rank Unranked #864
Total Births (all years) 142 6,474
Peak Year 1919 2021
Peak Year Births 15 466
Peak Decade 1990ss 2020ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Wataru Watson
1880ss — 105
1890ss — 126
1900ss — 123
1910ss 22 543
1920ss 36 537
1930ss 5 375
1940ss — 334
1950ss — 250
1960ss — 154
1970ss — 105
1980ss 8 129
1990ss 50 155
2000ss 16 219
2010ss 5 1,459
2020ss — 1,860

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Wataru Watson
2014 — 93
2015 5 122
2016 — 121
2017 — 198
2018 — 340
2019 — 362
2020 — 454
2021 — 466
2022 — 356
2023 — 306
2024 — 278

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1915–2015.

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