Bates is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #20227 for boy births in the United States, given to 7 babies. Bates first appears in the data in 1919 and reached its peak in 2014 (17 births). The chart below shows how the name has risen and fallen over time.
| Year | U.S. births | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #20,227 |
| 2023 | 10 | #16,332 |
| 2022 | 9 | #17,546 |
| 2021 | 11 | #15,225 |
| 2019 | 5 | #25,806 |
| 2018 | 7 | #20,745 |
| 2017 | 10 | #16,611 |
| 2016 | 8 | #19,402 |
| 2015 | 8 | #19,455 |
| 2014 | 17 | #11,765 |
| 2013 | 6 | #23,805 |
| 2011 | 6 | #24,196 |
| 2001 | 6 | #21,412 |
| 1959 | 5 | #9,768 |
| 1935 | 7 | #6,178 |
| 1927 | 6 | #7,828 |
| 1926 | 6 | #7,879 |
| 1925 | 5 | #9,066 |
| 1922 | 8 | #6,810 |
| 1921 | 5 | #9,341 |
| 1919 | 6 | #8,022 |