How Many People Are Named Fate?
An estimated 463 people in the United States have the first name Fate. It is used for both genders, with 89.2% male. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Fate peaked in popularity in 1919 with 35 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Fate as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Fate paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
463
About 1 in 740,290 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
89.2% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1919
35 births
Total Registered
1,329
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Fate
Fate is predominantly male (89.2%), though 143 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Fate as a male name
Ranked #7,890 in 2023
10 male births in 2023
Peak: 1919 (35 births)
Fate as a female name
Ranked #14,135 in 2022
6 female births in 2022
Peak: 2000 (10 births)
Fate: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Fate span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 199 babies were registered. Fate has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Fate by Decade
How has Fate tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Fate by State
Birth registrations for Fate span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina. The lowest are in Texas, Mississippi, South Carolina. On average, about 17 Fates were registered per state.
Fate + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Fate as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Fate
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Fate: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fate?
We estimate approximately 463 people named Fate are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 740,290 Americans share this first name.
Is Fate a common name?
Fate is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,329 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Fate most popular?
Fate reached peak popularity in 1919, when 35 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Fate is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Fate a male name?
Fate is predominantly male. 89.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Fate Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Fate Smith, Fate Johnson, Fate Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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