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Watson

Watson ranks #189 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 2 places, 12 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #136 among boy dog names.
Watson's popularity trend

Watson's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2017.

0.02%0.04%0.06%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
12
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#189
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
+128
2014 → 2019
Gender split
86% male
14% female86% male

Gender split comes from 21 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Watson mean?
2 syllables

Watson is an English surname meaning "son of Walter," formed the way many British surnames were, by adding "-son" to a father's given name. It's also famously the surname of Dr. Watson, Sherlock Holmes's steadfast companion and chronicler in Arthur Conan Doyle's stories.

Watson has a loyal, dependable sound to it, sturdy and a little old-fashioned. It suits a pet who sticks close by your side, always ready to help solve the day's mysteries.

Where Watson shows up

Cats named Watson per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.04%
SeattleWA, US0.04%

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