US rank #8883 Boys' name Peak 2020 51 births

Wattson — #8883 US boys' name

51 babies named Wattson in U.S. Social Security records since 2019, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s52020s46
#8883
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 38% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

90% of everyone ever named Wattson was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

13 babies were named Wattson in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wattson

The Social Security Administration has registered 51 babies named Wattson between 2019 and 2024, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wattson currently holds the #8883 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wattson performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Wattson shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wattson 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 51 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.

Wattson at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

51

Since 2019

6 years of records

Peak year

2020

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#8,883

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2019

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2024

Wattson popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2019

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
13
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
468101214 202420232022202120202019 5

Wattson by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
46 births that decade — 90% of Wattson's all-time total
2010s52020s46

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wattson?
51 babies have been named Wattson since 2019. It currently ranks #8883 among boys. The peak year was 2020 with 13 births.
When was Wattson most popular?
Wattson was most popular in the 2020s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Wattson been used?
Wattson has been recorded in Social Security data since 2019, spanning 6 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Wattson?
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, 2019–2024 (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.