Watson
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning son of Walter; patronymic surname.
Babies a year
197
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
How Watson has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2018 | #716 |
| 2019 | #695 |
| 2020 | #602 |
| 2021 | #598 |
| 2022 | #730 |
| 2023 | #804 |
| 2024 | #864 |
Watson by the numbers
Watson was given to 197 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Other names that come from Walter
Like Watson, each of these traces back to Walter: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Watson. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Waylonland beside the road2,434 in the US (2017)
- Wilsonson of William, resolute protector402 in the US (2017)
- Wessonson of Wes; patronymic surname form241 in the US (2017)
- Waltonwalled settlement or town26 in the US (2017)
- Whitsonwhite stone or son of White5 in the US (2017)
- Watanhomeland or nation4 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Watson
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