Infographic of Watson name meaning, which is “Son of Walter,” based on Wa(l)t and son.
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Watson Name Popularity

How popular is the name Watson? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 0 0%
1911 0 0%
1912 904 6 0.0012%
1913 828 10 0.0018%
1914 874 13 0.0019%
1915 798 25 0.0028%
1916 763 30 0.0031%
1917 804 28 0.0028%
1918 706 44 0.0041%
1919 798 32 0.0031%
1920 1,039 17 0.0015%
1921 802 35 0.0031%
1922 818 33 0.003%
1923 1,064 15 0.0013%
1924 982 21 0.0018%
1925 1,091 14 0.0012%
1926 1,155 12 0.0011%
1927 1,052 16 0.0014%
1928 0 0%
1929 0 0%
1930 1,119 12 0.0011%
1931 1,435 5 0.0005%
1932 1,305 6 0.0006%
1933 1,067 11 0.0012%
1934 1,346 5 0.0005%
1935 1,343 5 0.0005%
1936 1,018 12 0.0012%
1937 1,080 10 0.001%
1938 1,292 6 0.0006%
1939 997 12 0.0012%
1940 1,292 6 0.0006%
1941 969 15 0.0013%
1942 0 0%
1943 1,060 12 0.0009%
1944 0 0%
1945 1,305 5 0.0004%
1946 1,489 5 0.0003%
1947 1,397 6 0.0004%
1948 1,350 6 0.0004%
1949 1,303 7 0.0004%
1950 0 0%
1951 0 0%
1952 0 0%
1953 1,034 18 0.001%
1954 0 0%
1955 1,229 11 0.0006%
1956 0 0%
1957 0 0%
1958 0 0%
1959 0 0%
1960 1,506 5 0.0003%
1961 0 0%
1962 0 0%
1963 0 0%
1964 0 0%
1965 0 0%
1966 0 0%
1967 0 0%
1968 0 0%
1969 0 0%
1970 0 0%
1971 0 0%
1972 0 0%
1973 0 0%
1974 0 0%
1975 0 0%
1976 0 0%
1977 0 0%
1978 0 0%
1979 0 0%
1980 0 0%
1981 0 0%
1982 1,951 5 0.0003%
1983 0 0%
1984 0 0%
1985 0 0%
1986 0 0%
1987 2,283 5 0.0003%
1988 0 0%
1989 0 0%
1990 0 0%
1991 0 0%
1992 0 0%
1993 0 0%
1994 0 0%
1995 0 0%
1996 0 0%
1997 0 0%
1998 0 0%
1999 2,170 10 0.0007%
2000 0 0%
2001 0 0%
2002 0 0%
2003 0 0%
2004 0 0%
2005 2,551 7 0.0005%
2006 2,954 5 0.0003%
2007 0 0%
2008 0 0%
2009 0 0%
2010 0 0%
2011 2,289 11 0.0008%
2012 1,891 22 0.0015%
2013 2,024 17 0.0012%
2014 1,606 38 0.0026%
2015 1,281 73 0.005%
2016 1,294 73 0.0051%
2017 982 138 0.0099%
2018 674 297 0.0216%
2019 653 334 0.0247%
2020 603 400 0.0314%
2021 579 441 0.0361%
2022 731 308 0.0233%

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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Adison

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English

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Judson

Praised

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Woodson

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English


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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Dawson

Son of David

English

Dayson

Son of David

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Dotson
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Wilson

Son of William

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Siblings of Watson

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Vivian

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3 Comments

  1. Watson is a family name. We love the name because it is a classy, strong name, yet not common.

  2. I love how unique the name Watson is, and the literary reference! Everyone from family members, to nurses to strangers had commented how much they love the name and how it is such a strong name.

  3. My husband and I liked this one and agreed finally
    I dislike that it’s so uncommon and people are unsure of it.


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