Boys' name · since 1978
Mate
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 75 babies named Mate, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 75
- total births
- 1978–2020
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 51%
- born in that decade
Mate is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 75 have been recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mate has been recorded 75 times among boys since 1978, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2020.
- 75 total births
- 1978–2020 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 51% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Mate's 75 recorded births place it above 57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mate's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mate's full recorded timeline at 2013, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mate popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2020
- Peak year (2016)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Mate by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Mate's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Mate births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
25 births
- 2010s
2010s
38 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 38 births (51% of all-time use).
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What to do with Mate's data
- Mate's decade-level peak was the 2010s (38 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1978–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Mate: Baby Name Since 1978 - 75 Births, Peak 2016." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mate. 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 Mate 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 July 2026.