Yates
1 country#6143 in United States, 2025Popularity over time in 🇺🇸 United States
Yates’s recorded births by year, scaled to its own peak year.
Country by country
🇺🇸 United States
517 births recorded 1914–2025 · currently #6143 · peaked in 1921 with 16 births
Most common in: North Carolina
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Yates’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | #9948 | — |
| 2005 | #8299 | ↑1649 |
| 2006 | #12055 | ↓3756 |
| 2007 | #10921 | ↑1134 |
| 2009 | #12491 | ↓1570 |
| 2010 | #7591 | ↑4900 |
| 2011 | #6578 | ↑1013 |
| 2013 | #7537 | ↓959 |
| 2014 | #8130 | ↓593 |
| 2015 | #8744 | ↓614 |
| 2016 | #5555 | ↑3189 |
| 2017 | #6338 | ↓783 |
| 2018 | #6703 | ↓365 |
| 2019 | #6777 | ↓74 |
| 2020 | #5980 | ↑797 |
| 2021 | #8166 | ↓2186 |
| 2022 | #7262 | ↑904 |
| 2023 | #8255 | ↓993 |
| 2024 | #5659 | ↑2596 |
| 2025 | #6143 | ↓484 |
Frequently asked questions about Yates
Is Yates a popular name?
Yes — Yates currently ranks #6143 among boys’ names in United States as of 2025, based on official birth records.
Is Yates more common for boys or girls?
Yates is recorded predominantly as a boys’ name in official United States birth data.
When was Yates most popular?
Yates peaked in 1921 in United States, with 16 recorded births that year.
Is Yates rising or falling in popularity?
In United States, Yates’s popularity is falling — its rank has slipped from #2457 in 1914 to #6143 in 2025.
How many babies have been named Yates?
At least 517 babies have been recorded with the name Yates across official birth statistics in 1 country.
What names are similar in popularity to Yates?
Based on real 2025 ranking data in United States, names ranked closest to Yates include Yi.
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