Is Nate a boy or girl name?
Nate is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 110 boys were named Nate, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 6.4% of the 4,696 US babies named Nate were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,570
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Nate since 1880
- 4,696
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 181 babies
Boys and girls named Nate, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1910s | 66 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 79 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 59 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 105 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 163 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 290 | 7 | 2.4% |
| 1970s | 311 | 86 | 21.7% |
| 1980s | 235 | 111 | 32.1% |
| 1990s | 376 | 69 | 15.5% |
| 2000s | 1,163 | 28 | 2.4% |
| 2010s | 1,031 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 506 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 110 | #1,570 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 110 | #1,586 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 108 | #1,618 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 99 | #1,674 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 79 | #1,884 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 76 | #1,946 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 93 | #1,696 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 83 | #1,815 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 91 | #1,717 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 94 | #1,674 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 104 | #1,544 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 113 | #1,464 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 108 | #1,495 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 132 | #1,302 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 137 | #1,275 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 126 | #1,363 | 6 | #16,669 |
| 2008 | 137 | #1,274 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 181 | #1,046 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 150 | #1,139 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 141 | #1,148 | 5 | #18,375 |
| 2004 | 116 | #1,290 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 89 | #1,474 | 5 | #17,601 |
| 2002 | 91 | #1,430 | 5 | #17,332 |
| 2001 | 78 | #1,561 | 7 | #13,059 |
| 2000 | 54 | #1,938 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 54 | #1,844 | 8 | #11,082 |
| 1998 | 57 | #1,784 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 31 | #2,590 | 16 | #6,084 |
| 1996 | 45 | #1,978 | 5 | #15,131 |
| 1995 | 35 | #2,283 | 5 | #15,046 |
| 1994 | 33 | #2,379 | 6 | #12,927 |
| 1993 | 43 | #1,925 | 6 | #12,927 |
| 1992 | 29 | #2,513 | 7 | #11,316 |
| 1991 | 28 | #2,521 | 6 | #12,597 |
| 1990 | 21 | #3,027 | 10 | #8,316 |
| 1989 | 33 | #2,138 | 9 | #8,522 |
| 1988 | 25 | #2,416 | 11 | #6,973 |
| 1987 | 32 | #1,966 | 7 | #9,481 |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,382 | 6 | #10,454 |
| 1985 | 23 | #2,339 | 9 | #7,363 |
| 1984 | 22 | #2,344 | 8 | #7,907 |
| 1983 | 18 | #2,640 | 14 | #5,059 |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,931 | 11 | #6,221 |
| 1981 | 31 | #1,846 | 13 | #5,483 |
| 1980 | 21 | #2,419 | 23 | #3,574 |
| 1979 | 29 | #1,894 | 15 | #4,771 |
| 1978 | 24 | #2,052 | 19 | #3,871 |
| 1977 | 37 | #1,533 | 10 | #6,192 |
| 1976 | 49 | #1,254 | 8 | #7,055 |
| 1975 | 30 | #1,690 | 7 | #7,704 |
| 1974 | 44 | #1,282 | 9 | #6,082 |
| 1973 | 20 | #2,099 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 31 | #1,552 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 25 | #1,816 | 11 | #5,020 |
| 1970 | 22 | #1,918 | 7 | #6,822 |
| 1969 | 29 | #1,517 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 28 | #1,496 | 7 | #6,054 |
| 1967 | 26 | #1,530 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 23 | #1,640 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 25 | #1,582 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 23 | #1,683 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 24 | #1,647 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 30 | #1,450 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 42 | #1,231 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 40 | #1,249 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 41 | #1,223 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 26 | #1,551 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 19 | #1,876 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 14 | #2,231 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 19 | #1,832 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 8 | #3,105 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 14 | #2,159 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 8 | #3,029 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 14 | #2,116 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 10 | #2,561 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 13 | #2,190 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 12 | #2,325 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 16 | #1,867 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,346 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 6 | #3,344 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 10 | #2,510 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 6 | #3,448 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 9 | #2,599 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 13 | #2,055 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 8 | #2,826 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 7 | #3,069 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 13 | #2,100 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,562 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 13 | #2,064 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 12 | #2,293 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 9 | #2,999 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 11 | #2,645 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 8 | #3,301 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 8 | #3,319 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,196 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,367 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 9 | #3,170 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 12 | #2,585 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,403 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,640 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 6 | #4,031 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 11 | #2,520 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 12 | #2,358 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 7 | #2,823 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 14 | #1,484 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 9 | #1,838 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 6 | #1,067 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 5 | #1,019 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nate reached #1,019 in 1880. As a girl name, it reached #3,574 in 1980. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Nate
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.