Bates
#12,982 most common boys' name of all time · #33,465 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1919–2025
Rank among boys
#12,982
Rank overall
#33,465 of 105,966
First appeared
1919
Years on the list
21 of 146
All-time
158
Since 2016
67
Peak year
2014 #5,299
Best rank
#3,218 1935
Girls
Boys
peak 17/yr
Bates first appears in 1919. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,813 |
| 2023 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,815 |
| 2022 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,404 |
| 2021 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,146 |
| 2019 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,336 |
| 2018 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,789 |
| 2017 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2016 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2015 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,860 |
| 2014 | — | 17 | 17 | #5,299 |
| 2013 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,865 |
| 2011 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,983 |
| 2001 | — | 6 | 6 | #9,408 |
| 1959 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,319 |
| 1935 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,218 |
| 1927 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,130 |
| 1926 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,112 |
| 1925 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,687 |
| 1922 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,511 |
| 1921 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,816 |
| 1919 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,114 |