Watt vs Watson

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

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Watt

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Name B

Watson

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Metric Watt Watson
Current Rank Unranked #864
Total Births (all years) 444 6,474
Peak Year 1920 2021
Peak Year Births 15 466
Peak Decade 1920ss 2020ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Watt Watson
1880ss 45 105
1890ss 17 126
1900ss 16 123
1910ss 77 543
1920ss 113 537
1930ss 57 375
1940ss 71 334
1950ss 33 250
1960ss 10 154
1970ss 5 105
1980ss — 129
1990ss — 155
2000ss — 219
2010ss — 1,459
2020ss — 1,860

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Watt Watson
2014 — 93
2015 — 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, 1880–1971.

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