Names / Boy names
Nate
Current rank
#1,748
holding steady
All-time peak
#1,019
in 1880
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
4,700
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,019 in 1880 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Recorded as a boys' name, Nate first appears in 1880. It currently sits off the most-common lists, a quieter choice. It peaked in 1880 at #1,019. Over 4,700 have carried it since records began.