Total births
13
Boys' name · since 1998
Gaten
13 babies named Gaten in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 13
- total births
- 1998–2018
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
Gaten sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 13 recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Gaten recorded 13 times among boys since 1998, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2018.
- 13 total births
- 1998–2018 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 54% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
13 boys have been named Gaten since 1998, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2018.
- 13
- total births
- 1998–2018
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
54% of everyone ever named Gaten was born in this single decade.
1998
Single peak year
7 babies were named Gaten in 1998 - its busiest year on record.
Gaten's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gaten's full recorded timeline at 2018, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2018, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gaten at a glance
Last recorded 2018Peak year
1998
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1998
Gaten popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2018
- Peak year (1998)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Gaten by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Gaten's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Gaten births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 7 births (54% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Gaten? ▼
Gaten has been given to 13 babies in the U.S. since 1998, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2018. 7 babies were born in 1998, its single highest year.
When was Gaten most popular? ▼
Gaten was most popular in the 1990s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Gaten been used? ▼
Gaten has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 21 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Gaten? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gatlin, Gates, Gatlyn, Gatsby, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Gaten's data
- Gaten's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 2010s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Gaten
Nearby Names Like Gaten
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Gaten
Gatlin Boy
#890 4,471 births
Gates Boy
#3227 455 births
Gatlyn Boy
#6123 243 births
Gatsby Boy
#10519 152 births
Gatlen Boy
#11922 39 births
Compare Gaten side by side: Gaten vs Gatlin Gaten vs Gates Gaten vs Gatlyn
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1998–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Gaten: Baby Name Since 1998 - 13 Births, Peak 1998." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/gaten. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gaten draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.