Nate
Last seen for girls in 2009 at #15,242 · #1,743 for boys in 2025, 93 births
Given to boys 93.7% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1880 · 5 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 4,490since 1880
Nate over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,743 | 93 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,563 | 111 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,576 | 110 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,611 | 108 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,658 | 100 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,872 | 79 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,938 | 76 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,687 | 93 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,809 | 83 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,706 | 91 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,668 | 94 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,536 | 104 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,459 | 113 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,490 | 108 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,296 | 132 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,267 | 137 | |
| 2009 | #15,242 | 6 | #1,360 | 126 |
| 2008 | — | #1,271 | 137 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,038 | 181 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,137 | 150 | |
| 2005 | #16,462 | 5 | #1,143 | 141 |
| 2004 | — | #1,287 | 116 | |
| 2003 | #15,784 | 5 | #1,466 | 89 |
| 2002 | #15,432 | 5 | #1,424 | 91 |
| 2001 | #12,056 | 7 | #1,543 | 78 |
| 2000 | — | #1,924 | 54 | |
| 1999 | #10,345 | 8 | #1,824 | 54 |
| 1998 | — | #1,768 | 57 | |
| 1997 | #5,868 | 16 | #2,546 | 31 |
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 | #1,958 | 45 |
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 | #2,253 | 35 |
| 1994 | #11,778 | 6 | #2,347 | 33 |
| 1993 | #11,780 | 6 | #1,907 | 43 |
| 1992 | #10,479 | 7 | #2,467 | 29 |
| 1991 | #11,509 | 6 | #2,469 | 28 |
| 1990 | #7,880 | 10 | #2,952 | 21 |
| 1989 | #8,037 | 9 | #2,106 | 33 |
| 1988 | #6,666 | 11 | #2,367 | 25 |
| 1987 | #8,778 | 7 | #1,938 | 32 |
| 1986 | #9,545 | 6 | #3,268 | 14 |
| 1985 | #6,955 | 9 | #2,293 | 23 |
| 1984 | #7,398 | 8 | #2,292 | 22 |
| 1983 | #4,884 | 14 | #2,577 | 18 |
| 1982 | #5,911 | 11 | #2,831 | 16 |
| 1981 | #5,254 | 13 | #1,811 | 31 |
| 1980 | #3,506 | 23 | #2,367 | 21 |
| 1979 | #4,626 | 15 | #1,867 | 29 |
| 1978 | #3,777 | 19 | #2,012 | 24 |
| 1977 | #5,888 | 10 | #1,515 | 37 |
| 1976 | #6,611 | 8 | #1,238 | 49 |
| 1975 | #7,173 | 7 | #1,658 | 30 |
| 1974 | #5,776 | 9 | #1,269 | 44 |
| 1973 | — | #2,036 | 20 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,535 | 31 | |
| 1971 | #4,810 | 11 | #1,784 | 25 |
| 1970 | #6,362 | 7 | #1,889 | 22 |
| 1969 | — | #1,492 | 29 | |
| 1968 | #5,642 | 7 | #1,478 | 28 |
| 1967 | — | #1,507 | 26 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,613 | 23 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,559 | 25 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,655 | 23 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,628 | 24 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,423 | 30 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,222 | 42 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,242 | 40 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,212 | 41 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,534 | 26 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,837 | 19 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,168 | 14 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,791 | 19 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,942 | 8 | |
| 1953 | — | #2,099 | 14 | |
| 1952 | — | #2,875 | 8 | |
| 1951 | — | #2,055 | 14 | |
| 1950 | — | — | ||
| 1949 | — | #2,453 | 10 | |
| 1948 | — | #2,115 | 13 | |
| 1947 | — | #2,251 | 12 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,813 | 16 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,242 | 10 | |
| 1944 | — | #3,109 | 6 | |
| 1943 | — | #2,405 | 10 | |
| 1942 | — | #3,212 | 6 | |
| 1941 | — | #2,491 | 9 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,983 | 13 | |
| 1939 | — | — | ||
| 1938 | — | — | ||
| 1937 | — | #2,680 | 8 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,854 | 7 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,029 | 13 | |
| 1934 | — | #3,277 | 6 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,997 | 13 | |
| 1932 | — | — | ||
| 1931 | — | #2,207 | 12 | |
| 1930 | — | — | ||
| 1929 | — | — | ||
| 1928 | — | #2,843 | 9 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,523 | 11 | |
| 1926 | — | #3,139 | 8 | |
| 1925 | — | #3,155 | 8 | |
| 1924 | — | #3,867 | 6 | |
| 1923 | — | #3,175 | 8 | |
| 1922 | — | #3,014 | 9 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,502 | 12 | |
| 1920 | — | #3,208 | 8 | |
| 1919 | — | #3,391 | 7 | |
| 1918 | — | #3,728 | 6 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,423 | 11 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,259 | 12 | |
| 1915 | — | — | ||
| 1914 | — | #2,651 | 7 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,441 | 14 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,746 | 9 | |
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| 1896 | — | #982 | 6 | |
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| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | #909 | 5 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Nate was already there! It came in at #909, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1895, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Nate is popular in 1961
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Ohio#641 · 1 in 22,313
Best ever in a state: #182 in North Dakota, 2005.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | #641 | 5 | 1 in 22,313 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| California | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Florida | — | — | — |
| Georgia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Illinois | — | — | — |
| Indiana | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
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| Kentucky | — | — | — |
| Louisiana | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Michigan | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Missouri | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | — | — | — |
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| Texas | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Nate
- 180 spots since 2024 (#1,563 → #1,743)
- 129 spots since 2020 (#1,872 → #1,743)
- 75 spots since 2015 (#1,668 → #1,743)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #909 (5 births)
- Births halved by 1881, 1 yr later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 2 yrs · 1880–1896
- Highest: 1 in 11,466 boys born in 2007 were named Nate (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 18,366 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #909 in 1880, was only 1 in 22,098 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 25.9% of all boys named Nate (1,163) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 1980, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #909 (1880) | #909 |
| 1890s | 6 | #982 (1896) | #982 |
| 1900s | 0 | — | — |
| 1910s | 66 | #1,441 (1913) | #2,520 |
| 1920s | 79 | #2,502 (1921) | #3,047 |
| 1930s | 59 | #1,997 (1933) | #2,507 |
| 1940s | 105 | #1,813 (1946) | #2,407 |
| 1950s | 163 | #1,212 (1959) | #2,057 |
| 1960s | 290 | #1,222 (1961) | #1,482 |
| 1970s | 311 | #1,238 (1976) | #1,680 |
| 1980s | 235 | #1,811 (1981) | #2,385 |
| 1990s | 376 | #1,768 (1998) | #2,249 |
| 2000s | 1,163 | #1,038 (2007) | #1,359 |
| 2010s | 1,031 | #1,267 (2010) | #1,586 |
| 2020s | 601 | #1,563 (2024) | #1,671 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Nate in 1961
Top boys' names in 1961
More about 1961
boys
2,124,195 boys got a published name in 1961; 1 in 50,576 of them was named Nate, which outranked 73.8% of the 4,657 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,206Milan43
- #1,206Raoul43
- #1,206Vernell43
- #1,222Nate42
- #1,222Arlan42
- #1,222Brenton42
- #1,222Cheryl42
- #1,233Allyn41
- #1,233Amado41
- #1,233Arvin41
Tied with 10 names at #1,222; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.