Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Nate*

#1,790 most common boys' name of all time · #4,329 across all names · 94% male / 6% female · used 1880–2025 · notable crossover

Rank among boys
#1,790
Rank overall
#4,329 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
109 of 146
All-time
4,791
Since 2016
944
Peak year
2007 #1,039
Best rank
#1,020 1880
Girls Boys peak 181/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Nate is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 93 93 #1,746
2024 111 111 #1,564
2023 110 110 #1,577
2022 108 108 #1,611
2021 100 100 #1,660
2020 79 79 #1,872
2019 76 76 #1,939
2018 93 93 #1,693
2017 83 83 #1,810
2016 91 91 #1,708
2015 94 94 #1,669
2014 104 104 #1,538
2013 113 113 #1,461
2012 108 108 #1,490
2011 132 132 #1,296
2010 137 137 #1,271
2009 6 126 132 #1,361
2008 137 137 #1,272
2007 181 181 #1,039
2006 150 150 #1,138
2005 5 141 146 #1,145
2004 116 116 #1,288
2003 5 89 94 #1,466
2002 5 91 96 #1,425
2001 7 78 85 #1,546
2000 54 54 #1,928
1999 8 54 62 #1,827
1998 57 57 #1,770
1997 16 31 47 #2,549
1996 5 45 50 #1,961
1995 5 35 40 #2,259
1994 6 33 39 #2,350
1993 6 43 49 #1,911
1992 7 29 36 #2,473
1991 6 28 34 #2,478
1990 10 21 31 #2,962
1989 9 33 42 #2,115
1988 11 25 36 #2,379
1987 7 32 39 #1,942
1986 6 14 20 #3,279
1985 9 23 32 #2,299
1984 8 22 30 #2,299
1983 14 18 32 #2,590
1982 11 16 27 #2,846
1981 13 31 44 #1,822
1980 23 21 44 #2,375
1979 15 29 44 #1,875
1978 19 24 43 #2,018
1977 10 37 47 #1,520
1976 8 49 57 #1,246
1975 7 30 37 #1,663
1974 9 44 53 #1,276
1973 20 20 #2,055
1972 31 31 #1,541
1971 11 25 36 #1,791
1970 7 22 29 #1,897
1969 29 29 #1,502
1968 7 28 35 #1,482
1967 26 26 #1,516
1966 23 23 #1,623
1965 25 25 #1,565
1964 23 23 #1,667
1963 24 24 #1,634
1962 30 30 #1,435
1961 42 42 #1,225
1960 40 40 #1,243
1959 41 41 #1,214
1958 26 26 #1,539
1957 19 19 #1,843
1956 14 14 #2,183
1955 19 19 #1,800
1954 8 8 #2,971
1953 14 14 #2,108
1952 8 8 #2,903
1951 14 14 #2,066
1949 10 10 #2,470
1948 13 13 #2,132
1947 12 12 #2,270
1946 16 16 #1,827
1945 10 10 #2,267
1944 6 6 #3,142
1943 10 10 #2,431
1942 6 6 #3,248
1941 9 9 #2,504
1940 13 13 #2,003
1937 8 8 #2,705
1936 7 7 #2,886
1935 13 13 #2,048
1934 6 6 #3,309
1933 13 13 #2,010
1931 12 12 #2,227
1928 9 9 #2,872
1927 11 11 #2,544
1926 8 8 #3,162
1925 8 8 #3,181
1924 6 6 #3,892
1923 8 8 #3,200
1922 9 9 #3,033
1921 12 12 #2,516
1920 8 8 #3,230
1919 7 7 #3,420
1918 6 6 #3,762
1917 11 11 #2,443
1916 12 12 #2,277
1914 7 7 #2,674
1913 14 14 #1,450
1912 9 9 #1,768
1896 6 6 #1,032
1880 5 5 #1,020