Gates
1 country#4707 in United States, 2025Popularity over time in 🇺🇸 United States
Gates’s recorded births by year, scaled to its own peak year.
Country by country
🇺🇸 United States
499 births recorded 1904–2025 · currently #4707 · peaked in 2024 with 37 births
Most common in: Alabama, Texas
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Gates’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #7998 | — |
| 2007 | #7590 | ↑408 |
| 2008 | #9871 | ↓2281 |
| 2009 | #7236 | ↑2635 |
| 2010 | #8803 | ↓1567 |
| 2011 | #6256 | ↑2547 |
| 2012 | #7559 | ↓1303 |
| 2013 | #6603 | ↑956 |
| 2014 | #5733 | ↑870 |
| 2015 | #6676 | ↓943 |
| 2016 | #5318 | ↑1358 |
| 2017 | #6338 | ↓1020 |
| 2018 | #5320 | ↑1018 |
| 2019 | #7643 | ↓2323 |
| 2020 | #5041 | ↑2602 |
| 2021 | #5338 | ↓297 |
| 2022 | #6828 | ↓1490 |
| 2023 | #5255 | ↑1573 |
| 2024 | #3216 | ↑2039 |
| 2025 | #4707 | ↓1491 |
Frequently asked questions about Gates
Is Gates a popular name?
Yes — Gates currently ranks #4707 among boys’ names in United States as of 2025, based on official birth records.
Is Gates more common for boys or girls?
Gates is recorded predominantly as a boys’ name in official United States birth data.
When was Gates most popular?
Gates peaked in 2024 in United States, with 37 recorded births that year.
Is Gates rising or falling in popularity?
In United States, Gates’s popularity is falling — its rank has slipped from #1064 in 1904 to #4707 in 2025.
How many babies have been named Gates?
At least 499 babies have been recorded with the name Gates across official birth statistics in 1 country.
What names are similar in popularity to Gates?
Based on real 2025 ranking data in United States, names ranked closest to Gates include Eshan, Essex, Gibran, Greg.
Similar names right now
Ranked directly next to Gates in United States, 2025 — a real popularity match, not a subjective list.