How Many People Are Named Slate?
An estimated 807 people in the United States have the first name Slate. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Slate peaked in popularity in 2018 with 56 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Slate 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 Slate paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
807
About 1 in 424,727 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2018
56 births
Total Registered
815
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Slate
Slate is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 815 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Slate as a male name
Ranked #3,376 in 2024
35 male births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (56 births)
Slate: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Slate span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 379 babies were registered. While Slate is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Slate by Decade
How has Slate 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.
Slate by State
Birth registrations for Slate span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Florida. The lowest are in Tennessee, Missouri, Georgia. On average, about 19 Slates were registered per state.
Slate + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Slate as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Slate
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Slate: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Slate?
We estimate approximately 807 people named Slate 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 424,727 Americans share this first name.
Is Slate a common name?
Slate is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 815 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Slate most popular?
Slate reached peak popularity in 2018, when 56 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Slate is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Slate a male name?
Slate is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Slate Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Slate Smith, Slate Johnson, Slate 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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