First Name WATSON

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • WATSON is ranked as the 8055th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 1,165.
  • This name is in the 97th percentile, this means that nearly 3% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.37 people named WATSON for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named WATSON is 1,585.

First Names WATSON
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 1,165 +/-10.4%
  • National Rank 8,055
  • Percentile Rank 0.97
  • Proportion/100k 0.4

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 1,585
  • National Rank 6,577
  • Percentile Rank 92.89%
  • Proportion/100k 0.50

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name WATSON is 73.5% White, 4.1% Hispanic origin, 18.5% Black, 1.7% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name WATSON have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name WATSON is included in the following name categories:
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Scottish surname
  • Originating in England surname
  • English surname
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name WATSON

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 73.5% 63.9% 9.6%
Hispanic origin 4.1% 16.3% -12.2%
Black 18.5% 12.3% 6.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.7% 4.9% -3.2%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% -0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named WATSON is Texas where 144 people have this name.
  • District of Columbia is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named WATSON, as 1.11 in every 100,000 Washingtonians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 94th, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • District of Columbia is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 9 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Pennsylvania (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 453 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names WATSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 43 0.34 85.1% Indiana 0 0 0.0% Iowa 7 0.24 73.0% Kansas 21 0.73 74.8% Michigan 27 0.27 88.2% Minnesota 13 0.24 81.0% Missouri 13 0.44 71.2% Nebraska 7 0.35 53.6% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 22 0.19 79.3% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 18 0.31 84.0%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name WATSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 43 0.34 85.1%
Indiana 0 0 0.0%
Iowa 7 0.24 73.0%
Kansas 21 0.73 74.8%
Michigan 27 0.27 88.2%
Minnesota 13 0.24 81.0%
Missouri 13 0.44 71.2%
Nebraska 7 0.35 53.6%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 22 0.19 79.3%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 18 0.31 84.0%
West State Statistics First-Names WATSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 8 0.13 53.4% California 76 0.2 89.4% Colorado 7 0.13 53.2% Hawaii 12 0.85 70.2% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 18 0.65 70.5% New Mexico 10 0.47 53.3% Oregon 0 0 0.0% Utah 0 0 0.0% Washington 18 0.26 80.8% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name WATSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 8 0.13 53.4%
California 76 0.2 89.4%
Colorado 7 0.13 53.2%
Hawaii 12 0.85 70.2%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 18 0.65 70.5%
New Mexico 10 0.47 53.3%
Oregon 0 0 0.0%
Utah 0 0 0.0%
Washington 18 0.26 80.8%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names WATSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 0 0 0.0% Maine 10 0.77 54.7% Massachusetts 12 0.18 54.3% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 31 0.35 77.5% New York 70 0.36 91.1% Pennsylvania 11 0.09 68.9% Rhode Island 9 0.86 57.7% Vermont 4 0.63 52.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name WATSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 0 0 0.0%
Maine 10 0.77 54.7%
Massachusetts 12 0.18 54.3%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 31 0.35 77.5%
New York 70 0.36 91.1%
Pennsylvania 11 0.09 68.9%
Rhode Island 9 0.86 57.7%
Vermont 4 0.63 52.0%
South State Statistics First-Names WATSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 34 0.71 84.9% Arkansas 32 1.08 82.1% Delaware 4 0.38 55.7% Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 59.4% Florida 85 0.43 93.4% Georgia 76 0.75 90.8% Kentucky 19 0.44 75.9% Louisiana 47 1.01 85.8% Maryland 6 0.1 53.7% Mississippi 13 0.44 71.2% North Carolina 64 0.64 92.3% Oklahoma 0 0 0.0% South Carolina 25 0.51 80.6% Tennessee 57 0.87 89.6% Texas 144 0.54 94.5% Virginia 39 0.47 84.9% West Virginia 18 0.98 68.5%

South States
State stats for the first name WATSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 34 0.71 84.9%
Arkansas 32 1.08 82.1%
Delaware 4 0.38 55.7%
Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 59.4%
Florida 85 0.43 93.4%
Georgia 76 0.75 90.8%
Kentucky 19 0.44 75.9%
Louisiana 47 1.01 85.8%
Maryland 6 0.1 53.7%
Mississippi 13 0.44 71.2%
North Carolina 64 0.64 92.3%
Oklahoma 0 0 0.0%
South Carolina 25 0.51 80.6%
Tennessee 57 0.87 89.6%
Texas 144 0.54 94.5%
Virginia 39 0.47 84.9%
West Virginia 18 0.98 68.5%
 

Full Names with WATSON as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have WATSON as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named WATSON.

The most popular full name is WATSON Wilson. 2.39% of all the people named WATSON have this family name.

There are 187 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name WATSON

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 WATSON Wilson 2.39%
2 WATSON Rush 1.99%
3 WATSON Williams 1.99%
4 WATSON Jones 1.59%
5 WATSON Murphy 1.59%
6 WATSON Penn 1.59%
7 WATSON Reed 1.59%
8 WATSON Reiley 1.59%
9 WATSON Walker 1.59%
10 WATSON Baker 1.20%
11 WATSON Brown 1.20%
12 WATSON Day 1.20%
13 WATSON Denman 1.20%
14 WATSON Harris 1.20%
15 WATSON Kennedy 1.20%
16 WATSON Parker 1.20%
17 WATSON Bailey 0.80%
18 WATSON Bebee 0.80%
19 WATSON Brittain 0.80%
20 WATSON Clemons 0.80%

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