Watson Popularity by Year
Follow Watson across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Watson birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 224 | #1,008 | Down 142 places |
| 2025 | Girls | 5 | #14,942 | Down 1,489 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 279 | #866 | Down 62 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 306 | #804 | Down 75 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 356 | #729 | Down 132 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 466 | #597 | Up 6 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 454 | #603 | Up 91 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 6 | #13,453 | Up 2,086 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 362 | #694 | Up 19 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 5 | #15,539 | Down 1,746 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 340 | #713 | Up 307 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 6 | #13,793 | — |
| 2017 | Boys | 198 | #1,020 | Up 413 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 121 | #1,433 | Down 27 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 122 | #1,406 | Up 251 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 93 | #1,657 | Up 482 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 62 | #2,139 | Down 340 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 82 | #1,799 | Up 949 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 43 | #2,748 | Up 380 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 36 | #3,128 | Up 1,974 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 18 | #5,102 | Down 957 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 24 | #4,145 | Up 98 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 23 | #4,243 | Down 461 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 26 | #3,782 | Down 691 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 33 | #3,091 | Up 545 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 25 | #3,636 | Up 640 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 19 | #4,276 | Down 232 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 20 | #4,044 | Up 258 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 18 | #4,302 | Up 995 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 13 | #5,297 | Down 2,115 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 25 | #3,182 | Up 526 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 19 | #3,708 | Up 351 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 16 | #4,059 | Up 1,128 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 11 | #5,187 | Down 907 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 14 | #4,280 | Down 529 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 17 | #3,751 | Up 476 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 14 | #4,227 | Down 113 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 14 | #4,114 | Up 1,828 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 8 | #5,942 | Down 2,475 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 17 | #3,467 | Up 804 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 12 | #4,271 | Down 748 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 14 | #3,523 | Down 2 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 13 | #3,521 | Down 390 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 15 | #3,131 | Down 61 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 15 | #3,070 | Up 200 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 13 | #3,270 | Down 40 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 13 | #3,230 | Down 521 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 17 | #2,709 | Up 892 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 11 | #3,601 | Up 1,924 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 6 | #5,525 | Down 1,122 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 8 | #4,403 | Up 656 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 6 | #5,059 | Down 1,453 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 10 | #3,606 | Up 812 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 7 | #4,418 | Down 990 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 10 | #3,428 | Down 629 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 13 | #2,799 | Down 193 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 14 | #2,606 | Down 72 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 14 | #2,534 | Up 836 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 9 | #3,370 | Down 861 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 14 | #2,509 | Up 173 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 11 | #2,682 | Down 371 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 13 | #2,311 | Up 920 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 7 | #3,231 | Down 766 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 11 | #2,465 | Up 11 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 11 | #2,476 | Down 626 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 19 | #1,850 | Down 155 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 22 | #1,695 | Up 669 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 12 | #2,364 | Down 843 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 28 | #1,521 | Up 291 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 20 | #1,812 | Up 104 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 18 | #1,916 | Up 37 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 17 | #1,953 | Down 319 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 24 | #1,634 | Down 123 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 27 | #1,511 | Down 141 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 31 | #1,370 | Up 155 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 25 | #1,525 | Down 264 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 35 | #1,261 | Up 354 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 22 | #1,615 | Down 185 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 27 | #1,430 | Up 69 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 24 | #1,499 | Down 202 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 31 | #1,297 | Down 66 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 34 | #1,231 | Down 18 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 36 | #1,213 | Up 4 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 33 | #1,217 | Down 78 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 33 | #1,139 | Up 231 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 24 | #1,370 | Down 200 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 34 | #1,170 | Up 188 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 26 | #1,358 | Down 407 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 45 | #951 | Up 99 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 38 | #1,050 | Down 58 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 41 | #992 | Up 17 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 40 | #1,009 | Up 203 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 30 | #1,212 | Down 263 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 42 | #949 | Up 199 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 33 | #1,148 | Up 175 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 26 | #1,323 | Down 397 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 46 | #926 | Up 231 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 34 | #1,157 | Down 183 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 46 | #974 | Up 177 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 37 | #1,151 | Up 22 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 35 | #1,173 | Up 209 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 28 | #1,382 | Down 418 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 52 | #964 | Up 28 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 48 | #992 | Down 110 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 58 | #882 | Down 17 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 63 | #865 | Up 31 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 58 | #896 | Down 66 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 67 | #830 | Down 26 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 71 | #804 | Up 107 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 57 | #911 | Down 128 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 68 | #783 | Down 99 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 83 | #684 | Up 120 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 61 | #804 | Down 119 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 75 | #685 | Down 4 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 72 | #681 | Down 23 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 59 | #658 | Up 38 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 43 | #696 | Up 17 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 36 | #713 | Down 24 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 21 | #689 | Down 120 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 25 | #569 | Up 271 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 12 | #840 | Down 183 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 16 | #657 | Up 273 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 9 | #930 | Down 256 places |
| 1906 | Boys | 13 | #674 | Up 25 places |
| 1905 | Boys | 12 | #699 | Down 52 places |
| 1904 | Boys | 13 | #647 | Up 263 places |
| 1903 | Boys | 7 | #910 | Down 327 places |
| 1902 | Boys | 14 | #583 | Down 47 places |
| 1901 | Boys | 14 | #536 | Up 163 places |
| 1900 | Boys | 13 | #699 | Down 116 places |
| 1899 | Boys | 12 | #583 | Up 28 places |
| 1898 | Boys | 13 | #611 | Down 96 places |
| 1897 | Boys | 15 | #515 | Down 115 places |
| 1896 | Boys | 24 | #400 | Up 209 places |
| 1895 | Boys | 12 | #609 | Up 59 places |
| 1894 | Boys | 10 | #668 | Down 171 places |
| 1892 | Boys | 16 | #497 | Up 27 places |
| 1891 | Boys | 12 | #524 | Up 42 places |
| 1890 | Boys | 12 | #566 | Up 156 places |
| 1889 | Boys | 8 | #722 | Down 74 places |
| 1888 | Boys | 10 | #648 | Up 31 places |
| 1887 | Boys | 8 | #679 | Up 280 places |
| 1886 | Boys | 5 | #959 | Down 123 places |
| 1885 | Boys | 6 | #836 | Down 266 places |
| 1884 | Boys | 11 | #570 | Down 91 places |
| 1883 | Boys | 14 | #479 | Down 90 places |
| 1882 | Boys | 21 | #389 | Up 174 places |
| 1881 | Boys | 10 | #563 | Down 37 places |
| 1880 | Boys | 12 | #526 | — |