Boys' name · since 1914
Yates
Yates has 517 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,754 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,170 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 517
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yates currently ranks #6170 among boys' names in America, with 517 babies recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Yates recorded 517 times among boys since 1914, holding rank #6170 nationally today, ahead of 56% of boys, 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 1914 to 2025.
- #7,754 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,170 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 517 born since 1914
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yates ranks #7,754 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,170 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 517 born since 1914, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,754 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,170 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 517
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yates's 517 recorded births place it above 82.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
How Yates compares
517 Top 44% higher than 56% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Yates's all-time total is 40% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yates | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 517 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yates's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yates's SSA record in two at 1960 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1924, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yates popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (1921)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Yates by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (102 births, 20% of the file).
2010s was Yates's strongest decade.
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Yates births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
54 births
- 1920s
1920s
77 births
- 1930s
1930s
65 births
- 1940s 36
1940s
36 births
- 1950s 17
1950s
17 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
45 births
- 2010s
2010s
102 births
- 2020s
2020s
73 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 102 births (20% of all-time use).
How Yates compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Yates's total volume
Yates by state
Where Yates concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 114 | 22.1% |
114 of 517 births nationwide.
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What to do with Yates's data
- Yates's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (102 total births) through the 2020s (73) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- North Carolina records the most Yatess (114 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Yates: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Yates 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.