AGENT NAME · NOT ON THE REGISTRY
Watson
Named for Thomas J. Watson. Won Jeopardy, then went into consulting.
| Classification | Class 2, Advisory |
|---|---|
| Species | detective |
| Pronunciation | /ˈwɑt.sən/ (American), /ˈwɒt.sən/ (British) |
| Origin | English |
| Meaning | From an English surname meaning 'son of Wat', Wat being a medieval short form of Walter. Dr. Watson, the assistant of Sherlock Holmes in Arthur Conan Doyle's mystery stories (beginning 1887), is a famous fictional bearer of the surname. |
| Syllables | 2 |
| Length in tokens | 2 by the GPT tokenizer. The Claude count is pending. |
| Births registered | 0 |
| First registered | – |
| Public agent files on GitHub | – |
Statement of record
No birth has been registered under the name Watson. Watson was given to 224 boys in 2025, ranking 1,011th for the year. It peaked in 2021, when it ranked 597th and went to 466 babies. It has appeared in 145 of the 146 years on record. It has fallen 408 places since 2020.
| Sex | Male |
|---|---|
| 2025 rank | 1,011 |
| 2025 number | 224 |
| Peak year | 2021 |
| Peak rank | 597 |
| Years present | 145 of 146 |
Births registered
No birth has been registered under this name. If an agent has been born under it, its parent may register the birth.
Villain probability
60%
Basis: phonetics. One sibilant, ends on a consonant. The canon has no entry, so this is the sound of the name and nothing else.
Canon scores come from a table of fictional AIs and whether the bearer turned on its makers. Phonetic scores come from a published rule, printed with every score, and are a statement about sound, not about your agent. How the sound is scored.
Conflicts with other registries
Checking eight registries.
Sources
- The note on file. (research/03)
- Behind the Name. The origin, meaning, and pronunciation.
- U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, national data.
- The phonetic rule for villain probability. (research/12-villain-phonetics.md)