Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Watson

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Watson
Creator: Social Security Administration

Rising Gaining cultural share

Peak era

2021

Peak rank proxy

466

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1880Peak 20212024

Peak year

2021

Decline from peak

40.3%

2024

278

All-time

6,474

Watson is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 2021, when 466 boys were named Watson.

In 2024, only 278 boys were given the name.

All told, about 6,474 Americans have been named Watson and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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