Watt — boys' name

What the Data Says About Watt

The Social Security Administration has registered 444 babies named Watt between 1880 and 1971, spanning 92 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Watt currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Watt performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 113 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Watt shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Watt 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 444 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.