How Many People Are Named Gates?
An estimated 439 people in the United States have the first name Gates. It is predominantly male (90.8%). The average bearer is 19 years old, and Gates peaked in popularity in 2024 with 37 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gates 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 Gates paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
439
About 1 in 780,762 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
90.8% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2024
37 births
Total Registered
478
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gates
Gates is predominantly male (90.8%), though 44 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Gates as a male name
Ranked #3,231 in 2024
37 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (37 births)
Gates as a female name
Ranked #15,865 in 2000
5 female births in 2000
Peak: 1994 (10 births)
Gates: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gates span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 127 babies were registered. Gates remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Gates by Decade
How has Gates 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.
Gates + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gates as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gates
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gates: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gates?
We estimate approximately 439 people named Gates 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 780,762 Americans share this first name.
Is Gates a common name?
Gates is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 478 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gates most popular?
Gates reached peak popularity in 2024, when 37 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gates is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gates a male name?
Gates is predominantly male. 90.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gates Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gates Smith, Gates Johnson, Gates 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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