Watts vs Watson

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

Name A

Watts

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Name B

Watson

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Metric Watts Watson
Current Rank Unranked #864
Total Births (all years) 75 6,474
Peak Year 2023 2021
Peak Year Births 13 466
Peak Decade 2010ss 2020ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Watts Watson
1880ss — 105
1890ss — 126
1900ss — 123
1910ss 14 543
1920ss — 537
1930ss — 375
1940ss — 334
1950ss 5 250
1960ss — 154
1970ss — 105
1980ss — 129
1990ss — 155
2000ss 10 219
2010ss 25 1,459
2020ss 21 1,860

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Watts Watson
2014 — 93
2015 7 122
2016 — 121
2017 9 198
2018 9 340
2019 — 362
2020 — 454
2021 — 466
2022 8 356
2023 13 306
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, 1914–2023.

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