Total births
81
Boys' name · since 1914
Watts
Watts has 81 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 81
- total births
- 1914–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
Watts sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 81 recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Watts has been recorded 81 times among boys since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- 81 total births
- 1914–2025 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 33% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
81 boys have been named Watts since 1914, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.
- 81
- total births
- 1914–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
33% of everyone ever named Watts was born in this single decade.
2023
Single peak year
13 babies were named Watts in 2023 - its busiest year on record.
Watts's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Watts's full recorded timeline at 2017, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1951, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Watts at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2023
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1914
Watts popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Watts by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Watts's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Watts births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
14 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
25 births
- 2020s
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 27 births (33% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Watts? ▼
Since 1914, Social Security records show 81 babies named Watts. The most recent recorded year was 2025. Its busiest year on record was 2023, with 13 births.
When was Watts most popular? ▼
Watts was most popular in the 2020s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Watts been used? ▼
Records for Watts go back to 1914, giving 112 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Watts? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Watson, Watt, Wataru, Wattson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Watts
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1914–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Watts: Baby Name Since 1914 - 81 Births, Peak 2023." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/watts. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Watts 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 June 2026.