Boys' name · since 1880
Watt
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 444 babies named Watt, peaking in 1920. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,474 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 444
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
444 boys have been named Watt since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Watt recorded 444 times among boys since 1880, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1971.
- #8,474 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 444 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Watt ranks #8,474 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 444 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,474 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 444
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Watt's 444 recorded births place it above 81.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Watt's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Watt's SSA record in two at 1927 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1888, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Watt popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1971
- Peak year (1920)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 92 years of records
Watt by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (113 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Watt's strongest decade.
113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Watt births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 45
1880s
45 births
- 1890s 17
1890s
17 births
- 1900s 16
1900s
16 births
- 1910s
1910s
77 births
- 1920s
1920s
113 births
- 1930s
1930s
57 births
- 1940s
1940s
71 births
- 1950s 33
1950s
33 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 113 births (25% of all-time use).
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What to do with Watt's data
- Watt's decade-level peak was the 1920s (113 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Watt: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–1971 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Watt draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.