Names / Boy names
Slate
Current rank
#2,712
holding steady
All-time peak
#2,381
in 2018
First recorded
1990
in U.S. data
Children named
863
since 1990
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2,381 in 2018 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Slate stone. The name first appears in U.S. records in 1990. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Only about 863 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.