How Many People Are Named Nate?
An estimated 4,281 people in the United States have the first name Nate. It is predominantly male (93.6%). The average bearer is 27 years old, and Nate peaked in popularity in 2007 with 181 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nate 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 Nate paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,281
About 1 in 80,064 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
93.6% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2007
181 births
Total Registered
4,696
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nate
Nate is predominantly male (93.6%), though 301 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Nate as a male name
Ranked #1,570 in 2024
110 male births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (181 births)
Nate as a female name
Ranked #16,669 in 2009
6 female births in 2009
Peak: 1980 (23 births)
Nate: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nate span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,191 babies were registered. While Nate is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nate by Decade
How has Nate 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.
Nate by State
Birth registrations for Nate span all 27 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Virginia, North Dakota. On average, about 57 Nates were registered per state.
Nate + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nate as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nate
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nate: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nate?
We estimate approximately 4,281 people named Nate 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 80,064 Americans share this first name.
Is Nate a common name?
Nate is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,696 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nate most popular?
Nate reached peak popularity in 2007, when 181 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nate is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nate a male name?
Nate is predominantly male. 93.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nate Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nate Smith, Nate Johnson, Nate 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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