Watt
- Last seen for boys in 1971 at #4,907
- Peak · boys
- 1882 · 12 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 444since 1880
Watt over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Watt has never cracked the top 500 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| rank | births | |
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| 1972 | — | |
| 1971 | #4,907 | 5 |
| 1970 | — | |
| 1969 | — | |
| 1968 | — | |
| 1967 | — | |
| 1966 | — | |
| 1965 | — | |
| 1964 | — | |
| 1963 | — | |
| 1962 | #4,033 | 5 |
| 1961 | #4,065 | 5 |
| 1960 | — | |
| 1959 | #3,619 | 6 |
| 1958 | — | |
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| 1955 | — | |
| 1954 | #2,942 | 8 |
| 1953 | #3,798 | 5 |
| 1952 | #3,373 | 6 |
| 1951 | — | |
| 1950 | #2,770 | 8 |
| 1949 | #3,019 | 7 |
| 1948 | #2,443 | 10 |
| 1947 | #2,862 | 8 |
| 1946 | — | |
| 1945 | #3,338 | 5 |
| 1944 | #2,633 | 8 |
| 1943 | #2,964 | 7 |
| 1942 | #2,523 | 9 |
| 1941 | #2,872 | 7 |
| 1940 | #2,322 | 10 |
| 1939 | #2,829 | 7 |
| 1938 | — | |
| 1937 | #3,518 | 5 |
| 1936 | — | |
| 1935 | #2,719 | 8 |
| 1934 | #3,679 | 5 |
| 1933 | #2,738 | 8 |
| 1932 | #2,313 | 11 |
| 1931 | #3,390 | 6 |
| 1930 | #3,289 | 7 |
| 1929 | #2,096 | 14 |
| 1928 | #2,659 | 10 |
| 1927 | #3,151 | 8 |
| 1926 | #2,186 | 14 |
| 1925 | #2,089 | 15 |
| 1924 | #2,822 | 10 |
| 1923 | #2,772 | 10 |
| 1922 | #2,630 | 11 |
| 1921 | #3,869 | 6 |
| 1920 | #2,131 | 15 |
| 1919 | #2,511 | 11 |
| 1918 | #2,543 | 11 |
| 1917 | #2,732 | 9 |
| 1916 | #2,389 | 11 |
| 1915 | #2,070 | 13 |
| 1914 | #3,264 | 5 |
| 1913 | #2,496 | 6 |
| 1912 | #2,544 | 5 |
| 1911 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,421 | 6 |
| 1909 | #1,277 | 6 |
| 1908 | — | |
| 1907 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,253 | 5 |
| 1905 | — | |
| 1904 | — | |
| 1903 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,137 | 5 |
| 1901 | — | |
| 1900 | — | |
| 1899 | — | |
| 1898 | #1,121 | 5 |
| 1897 | — | |
| 1896 | — | |
| 1895 | — | |
| 1894 | — | |
| 1893 | #907 | 6 |
| 1892 | #956 | 6 |
| 1891 | — | |
| 1890 | — | |
| 1889 | — | |
| 1888 | #1,031 | 5 |
| 1887 | — | |
| 1886 | — | |
| 1885 | #765 | 7 |
| 1884 | #848 | 6 |
| 1883 | — | |
| 1882 | #540 | 12 |
| 1881 | #653 | 8 |
| 1880 | #745 | 7 |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Watt was already there! It came in at #745, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1883, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Watt is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Watt in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
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Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1971
- Biggest jump: 113 spots in 1882
Rise & fade · boys
2 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1882 at #540 (12 births)
- Births halved by 1883, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 7 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 7 yrs · run 1880–1882
Share of babies · boys
1 in 9,474
- Highest: 1 in 9,474 boys born in 1882 were named Watt (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 353,689 boys born in 1971 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 25.5% of all boys named Watt (113) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 45 | #540 (1882) | #764 |
| 1890s | 17 | #907 (1893) | #995 |
| 1900s | 16 | #1,137 (1902) | #1,222 |
| 1910s | 77 | #1,421 (1910) | #2,441 |
| 1920s | 113 | #2,089 (1925) | #2,641 |
| 1930s | 57 | #2,313 (1932) | #3,059 |
| 1940s | 71 | #2,322 (1940) | #2,775 |
| 1950s | 33 | #2,770 (1950) | #3,300 |
| 1960s | 10 | #4,033 (1962) | #4,049 |
| 1970s | 5 | #4,907 (1971) | #4,907 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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