Is Slater a boy or girl name?
Slater is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 6 girls and 114 boys were named Slater, so 5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.5% of the 2,279 US babies named Slater were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,540
- Girl rank, 2024
- #14,983
- Babies named Slater since 1915
- 2,279
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 139 babies
Boys and girls named Slater, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 24 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 28 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1950s | 16 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1970s | 30 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 30 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 384 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 536 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 622 | 12 | 1.9% |
| 2020s | 542 | 44 | 7.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 114 | #1,540 | 6 | #14,983 |
| 2023 | 111 | #1,571 | 14 | #7,997 |
| 2022 | 128 | #1,432 | 11 | #9,585 |
| 2021 | 107 | #1,603 | 7 | #13,292 |
| 2020 | 82 | #1,825 | 6 | #14,868 |
| 2019 | 73 | #2,016 | 12 | #9,041 |
| 2018 | 93 | #1,701 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 77 | #1,894 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 55 | #2,384 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 49 | #2,559 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 75 | #1,940 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 52 | #2,418 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 47 | #2,623 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 59 | #2,226 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 42 | #2,865 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 51 | #2,516 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 47 | #2,670 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 56 | #2,331 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 61 | #2,146 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 49 | #2,394 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 37 | #2,834 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 53 | #2,120 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 69 | #1,707 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 58 | #1,908 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 55 | #1,920 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 52 | #1,897 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 43 | #2,152 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 35 | #2,389 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 50 | #1,838 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 40 | #2,095 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 58 | #1,604 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 43 | #1,929 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 31 | #2,401 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 23 | #2,903 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,748 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 8 | #6,142 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #8,333 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,974 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #6,290 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #6,144 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,950 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 9 | #4,115 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,643 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #5,554 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #5,341 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #4,434 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #4,480 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,637 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,951 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,498 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,654 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 7 | #3,736 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,749 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 11 | #2,729 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,349 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 6 | #4,107 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,496 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,317 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Slater reached #1,432 in 2022. As a girl name, it reached #7,997 in 2023. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Slater
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.