Watson has been given to about 6,721 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2021, which makes it a current name.
Its best year was 2021, when 466 babies were given the name, ranking 597th. The typical living American called Watson is about 7 years old today. It is relatively most common in Iowa, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.