Watt peaked in the US in 1882 at #540, and is too rare now to appear in the latest official lists.
Watt as a boy’s name Share of babies Rank
Watt as a boy’s name, US Babies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. 0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Watt as a boy’s name, US Babies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. 0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 1880 1920 1960 2000 Watt as a boy’s name, US Official rank (1 = most popular, log scale), 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. #1 #10 #100 #1,000 #10K 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Watt as a boy’s name, US Official rank (1 = most popular, log scale), 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. #1 #10 #100 #1,000 #10K 1880 1920 1960 2000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Official rank; #1 at the top. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.Show the numbers Year US 1971 #4,907 (5) 1962 #4,033 (5) 1961 #4,065 (5) 1959 #3,619 (6) 1954 #2,942 (8) 1953 #3,798 (5) 1952 #3,373 (6) 1950 #2,770 (8) 1949 #3,019 (7) 1948 #2,443 (10) 1947 #2,862 (8) 1945 #3,338 (5) 1944 #2,633 (8) 1943 #2,964 (7) 1942 #2,523 (9)
The tide so far Peaked in the US in 1882 at #540. In the US records since the data begins in 1880.