Bates is a very rare boys' name that peaked in 2014 and has grown less common since.
Bates is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #9,828 for boy births in the United States (and #20,304 across all names), given to 7 babies. Bates was first reported in SSA data in 1919 and peaked in 2014 (17 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | #9,828 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | #7,804 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | #8,401 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | #7,146 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | #12,379 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | #9,796 |
| 2017 | 10 | 10 | #7,631 |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 | #8,936 |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 | #8,843 |
| 2014 | 17 | 17 | #5,273 |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 | #10,895 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | #10,964 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | #9,372 |
| 1959 | 5 | — | #4,036 |
| 1935 | 7 | — | #2,982 |
| 1927 | 6 | — | #3,811 |
| 1926 | 6 | — | #3,742 |
| 1925 | 5 | — | #4,256 |
| 1922 | 8 | — | #3,277 |
| 1921 | 5 | — | #4,384 |
| 1919 | 6 | — | #3,774 |