How Many People Are Named Watts?
An estimated 59 people in the United States have the first name Watts. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Watts peaked in popularity in 2023 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Watts as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Watts paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Watts is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
59
About 1 in 5,809,396 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2023
13 births
Total Registered
75
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Watts
Watts is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 75 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Watts as a male name
Ranked #6,862 in 2023
13 male births in 2023
Peak: 2023 (13 births)
Watts: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Watts span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 25 babies were registered. Watts remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Watts by Decade
How has Watts tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Watts + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Watts as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Watts
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Watts: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Watts?
We estimate approximately 59 people named Watts are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 5,809,396 Americans share this first name.
Is Watts a common name?
Watts is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 56.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 75 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Watts most popular?
Watts reached peak popularity in 2023, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Watts is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Watts a male name?
Watts is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Watts Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Watts Smith, Watts Johnson, Watts Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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