Recorded 1920–1926 Boys' name Peak 1920 13 births

Watie — boys' name

13 babies named Watie in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s13
1920s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Watie was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

7 babies were named Watie in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Watie

The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Watie between 1920 and 1926, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Watie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1926. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Watie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Oklahoma, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Watie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Watie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 13 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Watie at a glance

Last recorded 1926

Total births

13

Since 1920

7 years of records

Peak year

1920

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1926

Active since

1920

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1926

Watie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1920

Last recorded 1926
Peak year (1920)
7
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
5.566.577.5 19261920 7

Watie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
13 births that decade — 100% of Watie's all-time total
1920s13

Watie by state

Where Watie concentrates geographically — total births since 1920

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Watie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Oklahoma
11 84.6%
Oklahoma share of Watie's total US births 84.6%

11 of 13 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Watie?
13 babies have been named Watie since 1920. It was last recorded in 1926. The peak year was 1920 with 7 births.
When was Watie most popular?
Watie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Watie most popular?
The top states for the name Watie are Oklahoma (11 births).
How long has the name Watie been used?
Watie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 7 years of data through 1926.
What names are similar to Watie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Watson, Watt, Wataru, Watts, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1920–1926 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.