boy's name
Gates
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 499
Gates is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 37 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 157,878 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1904.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Gates over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 6 |
| 1910s | 11 |
| 1920s | 5 |
| 1930s | 10 |
| 1950s | 12 |
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 11 |
| 1990s | 103 |
| 2000s | 81 |
| 2010s | 127 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 123 |
How popular is Gates?
In 2025, Gates was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Gates
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Gates also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Gates over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Gates
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Gates — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Gates
How popular is the name Gates?
In 2025, Gates was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Gates a girl's or a boy's name?
Gates is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Gates?
Gates has 1 syllable.
When was Gates most popular?
Gates peaked in 2024, when 37 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Gates a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Gates currently ranks #4,770 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.