Nate Boy
How popular is Nate?
#1,743 boy name in 2025
93 baby boys were named Nate in the US in 2025, making it the 1743rd most popular boy name.
4,347living people named Nate (est.)
20median age of people named Nate
4,791babies named Nate since 1880
1 in 35,649US babies born in 2025
Nate popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,743 for boys (▼ 180 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 93 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-1% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,668 in 2015, #1,872 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2007 (181 boys) |
| Highest rank | #909 in 1880 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Nate is most popular
Babies named Nate per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New York: 0.2 per 1,000 (71 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.2 per 1,000 (33 boys)
- Louisiana: 0.1 per 1,000 (10 boys)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (78 boys)
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (38 boys)
Nate by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #909 |
| 1890s | 6 | #981 |
| 1910s | 66 | #1,440 |
| 1920s | 79 | #2,501 |
| 1930s | 59 | #1,997 |
| 1940s | 105 | #1,812 |
| 1950s | 163 | #1,211 |
| 1960s | 290 | #1,221 |
| 1970s | 311 | #1,238 |
| 1980s | 235 | #1,810 |
| 1990s | 376 | #1,765 |
| 2000s | 1,163 | #1,038 |
| 2010s | 1,031 | #1,267 |
| 2020s | 601 | #1,563 |
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Questions
- Is Nate a boy or girl name?
- Nate is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Nate were boys.
- How popular is the name Nate?
- 93 baby boys were named Nate in the US in 2025, making it the 1743rd most popular boy name.
- When was Nate most popular?
- Nate peaked in 2007, when 181 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #909 in 1880.
- How many people are named Nate?
- 4,791 babies have been named Nate in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,347 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 20.
- Where is Nate most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Nate was most common in New York, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.