Nate Watt
There are approximately 1 people named Nate Watt living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Nate with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Watt. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Nate
4.3K
Alive today
Named Watt
18K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 4.3K
Rarity: Rare
Gender: Male
Peak year: 2007
Average age: 27
Estimated bearers: 18K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #2,387
Per 100K: 5.16
Top ancestry: White (78.5%)
First name trend
Nate: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Nate. The peak year was 2007 with 181 births. The average person named Nate today is 27 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Watt surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Watt, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 78.5%.
- White78.5%
- Black or African American14.3%
- Hispanic or Latino2.6%
- Two or more races2.2%
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Nate has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0012% of the US population, based on 4,281 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Watt appears at a rate of 5.16 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0052%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Nate Watt. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Nate Watt: questions and answers
How many people are named Nate Watt?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Nate Watt. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0012%) with the surname frequency (5.16 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Nate Watt?
We classify Nate Watt as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Nate a male or female name?
Nate is predominantly male. Out of 4,696 total SSA registrations, 93.6% were male and 6.4% were female. See the full Nate profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.