Boys' name · since 2016
Mates
Mates has 16 recorded births since 2016 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,910 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 16
- born since 2016
- 2010s
- peak decade
16 boys have been named Mates since 2016, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Mates recorded 16 times among boys since 2016, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2024.
- #30,910 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 16 born since 2016
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mates ranks #30,910 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 2016, peaking in the 2010s.
- #30,910 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 16
- born since 2016
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mates's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Mates's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mates's full recorded timeline at 2017, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2016, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mates popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2024
- Peak year (2017)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Mates by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (11 births, 69% of the file).
2010s was Mates's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Mates births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
- 2020s
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).
Mates by state
Where Mates concentrates geographically, total births since 2016
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 16 | 100.0% |
16 of 16 births nationwide.
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What to do with Mates's data
- Mates's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Matess (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mates: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~8 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 2016–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Mates 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 August 2026.