Gates*
#7,297 most common boys' name of all time · #18,345 across all names · 91% male / 9% female · used 1904–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#7,297
Rank overall
#18,345 of 105,966
First appeared
1904
Years on the list
46 of 146
All-time
499
Since 2016
180
Peak year
2024 #3,229
Best rank
#1,200 1904
Girls
Boys
peak 37/yr
Gates first appears in 1904. 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 | — | 21 | 21 | #4,716 |
| 2024 | — | 37 | 37 | #3,229 |
| 2023 | — | 18 | 18 | #5,267 |
| 2022 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,853 |
| 2021 | — | 17 | 17 | #5,355 |
| 2020 | — | 18 | 18 | #5,056 |
| 2019 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,673 |
| 2018 | — | 17 | 17 | #5,336 |
| 2017 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,362 |
| 2016 | — | 17 | 17 | #5,340 |
| 2015 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,698 |
| 2014 | — | 15 | 15 | #5,752 |
| 2013 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,629 |
| 2012 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,592 |
| 2011 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,279 |
| 2010 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,854 |
| 2009 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,267 |
| 2008 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,933 |
| 2007 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,622 |
| 2006 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,030 |
| 2005 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,143 |
| 2004 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,204 |
| 2003 | — | 7 | 7 | #8,701 |
| 2002 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,768 |
| 2000 | 5 | 9 | 14 | #6,887 |
| 1999 | — | 9 | 9 | #6,568 |
| 1998 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,640 |
| 1997 | 8 | 7 | 15 | #7,337 |
| 1996 | 10 | 11 | 21 | #5,227 |
| 1995 | 6 | 5 | 11 | #8,964 |
| 1994 | 10 | 7 | 17 | #7,024 |
| 1993 | 5 | 6 | 11 | #7,718 |
| 1992 | — | 6 | 6 | #7,508 |
| 1991 | — | 6 | 6 | #7,357 |
| 1989 | — | 6 | 6 | #7,031 |
| 1988 | — | 5 | 5 | #7,377 |
| 1973 | — | 5 | 5 | #5,203 |
| 1963 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,162 |
| 1952 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,472 |
| 1950 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,433 |
| 1939 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,603 |
| 1936 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,684 |
| 1921 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,425 |
| 1918 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,808 |
| 1912 | — | 5 | 5 | #2,668 |
| 1904 | — | 6 | 6 | #1,200 |