The baby name Watson is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈwɒtsən/ (UK), /ˈwɑːtsən/ (US); respelling: WOT-sən.
Watson is English in Origin.
The baby name Watson is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈwɒtsən/ (UK), /ˈwɑːtsən/ (US); respelling: WOT-sən.
Watson is English in Origin.
Watson is an English and Scots patronymic from Wat, the medieval short form of Walter (Old High German Walthari: wald "rule, power" + hari "army"). It thus means "son of Wat" or "son of Walter," with an underlying sense of martial leadership - "ruler of the army." Pronounced WAHT-suhn.
As a given name, Watson appears in Britain and North America from the 19th century, revived today by the surnames-as-first-names trend. Cultural touchstones - Dr. John Watson of Sherlock Holmes, geneticist James D. Watson, and IBM's Watson - have kept it widely recognizable. Variants and related forms include Wattson (rare), Watts, Watt, Watterson, and Watkins; Scottish pet forms are Wat and Wattie. While traditionally masculine, it sometimes sees unisex use. International equivalents of the root name Walter include Valter, Gauthier, and Gualtiero, though these are not direct variants of Watson.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FJ | 0 | #6 | 1 | 374 | |
| HT | 0 | #12 | 1 | 399 | |
| HT | Boys | 0 | #26 | 9 | 903 |
| BN | 0 | #32 | 1 | 2,297 | |
| HN | Boys | 0 | #52 | 1 | 749 |
| AO | 0 | #76 | 2 | 2,729 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #147 | 8 | 4,685 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #178 | 1 | 2,508 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #225 | 17 | 7,111 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #233 | 2 | 5,842 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| BD | 0 | #240 | 2 | 5,992 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #245 | 5 | 5,568 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #251 | 3 | 6,830 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #275 | 4 | 7,507 |
| SG | 0 | #279 | 4 | 11,010 | |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #280 | 27 | 2,588 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #286 | 8 | 6,876 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #298 | 22 | 9,639 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #336 | 2 | 6,973 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #350 | 5 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #355 | 3 | 8,483 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #356 | 6 | 8,138 |
| BR | 0 | #357 | 4 | 5,969 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #379 | 3 | 7,951 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #383 | 5 | 2,865 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #433 | 2 | 6,867 | |
| ZA | 0 | #468 | 7 | 14,421 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #489 | 39 | 12,905 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #495 | 5 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #500 | 6 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #524 | 2 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #531 | 20 | 12,054 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #581 | 7 | 17,937 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #589 | 77 | 13,390 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #598 | 8 | 10,045 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #620 | 278 | 7,044 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #620 | 3 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #629 | 2 | 8,289 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #646 | 52 | 17,960 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #647 | 4 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #695 | 3 | 13,071 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #697 | 55 | 12,213 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #739 | 5 | 18,093 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #767 | 20 | 15,093 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #786 | 93 | 14,506 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #801 | 6 | 18,755 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #817 | 388 | 25,619 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #897 | 55 | 16,906 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #900 | 21 | 15,656 |
| United States | Girls | 2020 | #912 | 6 | 8,768 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #912 | 7 | 17,948 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #914 | 199 | 25,439 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #922 | 4 | 15,035 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #981 | 21 | 16,750 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,012 | 3 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,025 | 9 | 16,355 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,067 | 6 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,072 | 21 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,126 | 16 | 25,928 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| MA | 0 | #1,194 | 6 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,232 | 3 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,265 | 3 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,460 | 12 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,594 | 21 | 28,008 |
Watson is popular in 63 countries — most recent births per country:
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