How Many People Are Named Gates?
people named Gates are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 747,888 people in the US has this name
Based on 499 babies named Gates in Social Security records from 1904 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
37 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Gates, 9.5% were girls and 90.5% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Gates fell from 37.9% in the 1990s to 0% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Gates alive today is about 17 years old, and 83% are under 30. Half of them were between 5 and 27 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Gates first appears in the records in 1904 and was given most often in 2024, to 37 babies. In 2025, 21 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1904 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Gates has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,120, in 1904. In 2025 it ranked #4,758.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #4,758 |
| Best rank | #1,120 (1904) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #6,511 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Gates alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Gates were born in Alabama than in any other state: about 6 of those alive today.
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