Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Nate

Gender

Male

Origin

Hebrew
Given. Form of Nathan.
Gift from God

Syllables

1

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Nate

Pronunciation

n(a)-te

Famous People

Football player Nate Solder, Football player Nate Burleson, Football player Nate Irving, Football player Nate Washington, Designer Nate Berkus

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2007 (rank #1057, 177 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1743, 93 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1980 (rank #3506, 23 births); most recent 2009 (rank #15222, 6 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202593–
2024110–
2023110–
2022108–
202199–
202079–
201976–
201893–
201783–
201691–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #314, 147 births); most recent 2025 (rank #396, 103 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #3823, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
2025103–
2024129–
2023139–
2022134–
2021140–
2020147–
2019138–
2018127–
2017143–
2016116–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #1566, 19 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202319
202216
202111
202013
201910
201813
20174
20163
20156
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #400, 8 births); most recent 2025 (rank #787, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
20253
20243
20233
20226
20218
20205
2019–
20183
20177
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #292, 13 births); most recent 2025 (rank #400, 8 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
20258
202411
202310
202213
202113
202012
201911
20183
20174
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #404, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
20243
20233
20223
20213
2020–
2019–
2018–
20173
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2009 (rank #231, 17 births); most recent 2023 (rank #581, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
20235
20226
20217
20205
20195
20186
20175
20166
201512
20146

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence