Is Watson a boy or girl name?
Watson is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 278 boys were named Watson, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.3% of the 6,491 US babies named Watson were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #864
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Watson since 1880
- 6,491
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 466 babies
Boys and girls named Watson, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 105 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 126 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 123 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 543 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 537 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 375 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 334 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 250 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 154 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 105 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 129 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 155 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 219 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,459 | 11 | 0.7% |
| 2020s | 1,860 | 6 | 0.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 278 | #864 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 306 | #805 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 356 | #729 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 466 | #597 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 454 | #603 | 6 | #14,973 |
| 2019 | 362 | #696 | 5 | #17,830 |
| 2018 | 340 | #715 | 6 | #15,573 |
| 2017 | 198 | #1,022 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 121 | #1,442 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 122 | #1,414 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 93 | #1,668 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 62 | #2,161 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 82 | #1,813 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 43 | #2,793 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 36 | #3,178 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,312 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 24 | #4,259 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 23 | #4,362 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 26 | #3,882 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 33 | #3,168 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 25 | #3,730 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 19 | #4,414 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 20 | #4,182 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,470 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,568 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 25 | #3,274 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 19 | #3,841 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 16 | #4,238 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,522 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 14 | #4,500 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,905 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,439 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 14 | #4,313 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 8 | #6,505 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 17 | #3,597 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,512 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 14 | #3,699 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,717 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 15 | #3,263 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,212 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 13 | #3,452 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,402 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 17 | #2,828 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,846 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #6,217 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,832 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,754 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 10 | #3,831 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,920 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,653 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 13 | #2,941 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 14 | #2,714 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 14 | #2,654 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,653 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 14 | #2,619 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 11 | #2,856 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 13 | #2,442 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,547 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,624 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 11 | #2,611 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 19 | #1,898 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 22 | #1,743 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 12 | #2,498 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 28 | #1,547 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 20 | #1,855 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 18 | #1,973 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 17 | #2,023 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 24 | #1,670 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 27 | #1,531 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 31 | #1,394 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 25 | #1,557 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 35 | #1,279 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 22 | #1,663 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 28 | #1,429 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 23 | #1,571 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 31 | #1,321 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 34 | #1,255 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 36 | #1,231 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 33 | #1,235 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 33 | #1,162 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 24 | #1,398 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 34 | #1,186 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 26 | #1,379 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 45 | #959 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 38 | #1,064 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 41 | #1,006 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 40 | #1,027 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 30 | #1,232 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 42 | #970 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 33 | #1,163 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 26 | #1,355 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 46 | #935 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 34 | #1,174 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 46 | #982 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 37 | #1,171 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 35 | #1,192 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 28 | #1,412 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 52 | #980 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 48 | #1,008 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 58 | #889 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 63 | #870 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 58 | #904 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 67 | #838 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 71 | #813 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 57 | #922 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 68 | #788 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 83 | #691 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 61 | #819 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 75 | #689 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 72 | #689 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 59 | #666 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 43 | #710 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 36 | #724 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 21 | #705 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 25 | #581 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 12 | #889 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 16 | #684 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 9 | #996 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 13 | #708 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 12 | #739 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 13 | #683 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 7 | #1,002 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 14 | #614 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 14 | #556 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 13 | #734 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 12 | #611 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 13 | #633 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 15 | #553 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 24 | #406 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 12 | #639 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 10 | #727 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 16 | #523 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 12 | #561 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 12 | #600 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 8 | #785 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 10 | #701 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 8 | #747 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 5 | #1,099 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 6 | #932 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 11 | #607 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 14 | #496 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 21 | #397 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 10 | #591 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 12 | #566 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Watson reached #397 in 1882. As a girl name, it reached #14,973 in 2020. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Watson
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.