NameTides

Nate

Nate was the #1,743 boys' name in the US in 2025 (93 babies), and #396 in England & Wales and #452 in Canada.

Nate as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
  • VIC
Nate as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaScotlandEngland & WalesIrelandUS
Nate as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales and Victoria publish their top 100 only, so they appear in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSWVIC
2025#1,743 (93)#396 (103)#400 (8)—#829 (3)#452 (70)——
2024#1,563 (111)#338 (129)#330 (11)#404 (3)#785 (3)#388 (84)——
2023#1,576 (110)#318 (139)#341 (10)#395 (3)#770 (3)#339 (88)——
2022#1,611 (108)#325 (134)#292 (13)#414 (3)#509 (6)#314 (99)—#95 (74)
2021#1,658 (100)#326 (140)#297 (13)#433 (3)#414 (8)#360 (87)——
2020#1,872 (79)#314 (147)#305 (12)—#556 (5)#380 (81)——
2019#1,938 (76)#332 (138)#320 (11)——#387 (80)—#96 (85)
2018#1,687 (93)#359 (127)#704 (3)—#749 (3)#388 (79)#89 (105)#74 (85)
2017#1,809 (83)#335 (143)#602 (4)#415 (3)#443 (7)#385 (79)#97 (95)#75 (93)
2016#1,706 (91)#388 (116)#592 (4)—#601 (4)#398 (76)#64 (156)#49 (122)
2015#1,668 (94)#379 (115)#470 (6)——#369 (84)#48 (185)#62 (95)
2014#1,536 (104)#369 (111)#587 (4)—#715 (3)#363 (88)#51 (191)#53 (116)
2013#1,459 (113)#359 (113)#399 (8)——#378 (77)#72 (142)#72 (93)
2012#1,490 (108)#411 (97)#568 (4)——#320 (97)#68 (157)#66 (100)
2011#1,296 (132)#439 (87)#491 (5)——#323 (95)#60 (158)#81 (85)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2007 at #1,038.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 19,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 19,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 2,600uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 2,500uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 7,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 2,300uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Nate is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 17,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 14,000 to 1 in 20,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Nate by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #999WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #994NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #915NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,364CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,285TXFlorida: #1,126FL
Nate (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#18230
Ontario2024#63618

Nate (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
NateCanadaBoys#45270
NateEngland & WalesGirls—too few
NateEngland & WalesBoys#396103
NateIrelandBoys#8293
NateNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
NateNSWBoys—too few
NateScotlandBoys#4008
NateUSGirls—too few
NateUSBoys#1,74393
NateVICBoys—too few