Fate

Fate peaked in the US in 1897 at #438, and is too rare now to appear in the latest official lists.

Fate as a boy’s name

  • US
Fate as a boy’s name, USBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020
Fate as a boy’s name, USBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUS
2023#7,738 (10)
2022#12,330 (5)
2021#12,146 (5)
2018#10,760 (6)
2017#10,775 (6)
2010#9,693 (7)
2008#11,037 (6)
2007#12,367 (5)
2006#12,055 (5)
2005#11,472 (5)
2004#9,948 (6)
2003#10,894 (5)
1999#7,874 (7)
1997#9,265 (5)
1996#7,971 (6)

Fate as a girl’s name

  • US
Fate as a girl’s name, USBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.000.010.010.0118801900192019401960198020002020
Fate as a girl’s name, USBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.000.010.010.011880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUS
2022#13,592 (6)
2021#12,206 (7)
2018#13,793 (6)
2017#15,902 (5)
2016#12,876 (7)
2015#16,419 (5)
2014#10,955 (9)
2012#12,199 (8)
2011#12,153 (8)
2010#14,959 (6)
2009#15,242 (6)
2008#17,504 (5)
2006#15,152 (6)
2005#16,462 (5)
2004#10,690 (9)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1897 at #438.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • In 2022, 55% of US babies named Fate were girls.