Gates is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2024 and remains in steady use.
Gates is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,759 for boy births in the United States (and #10,060 across all names), given to 21 babies. Gates first appears in 1904 and peaked in 2024 (37 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,759 |
| 2024 | 37 | 37 | — | #3,238 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,319 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,960 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,412 |
| 2020 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,100 |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,825 |
| 2018 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,384 |
| 2017 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,434 |
| 2016 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,389 |
| 2015 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,805 |
| 2014 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,821 |
| 2013 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,748 |
| 2012 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,737 |
| 2011 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,361 |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,071 |
| 2009 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,369 |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,231 |
| 2007 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,783 |
| 2006 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,234 |
| 2005 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,298 |
| 2004 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,393 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,985 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | — | #11,269 |
| 2000 | 14 | 14 | #15,865 | #7,020 |
| 1999 | 9 | 9 | — | #6,710 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | — | #7,861 |
| 1997 | 15 | — | #10,116 | #7,557 |
| 1996 | 21 | — | #8,365 | #5,309 |
| 1995 | 11 | — | #12,284 | #9,331 |
| 1994 | 17 | — | #8,340 | #7,228 |
| 1993 | 11 | — | #14,244 | #7,980 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | — | #7,789 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | — | #7,590 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | — | #7,301 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | — | #7,672 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | — | #5,361 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | — | #4,269 |
| 1952 | 6 | — | — | #3,502 |
| 1950 | 6 | — | — | #3,455 |
| 1939 | 5 | — | — | #3,674 |
| 1936 | 5 | — | — | #3,740 |
| 1921 | 5 | — | — | #4,586 |
| 1918 | 6 | — | — | #3,897 |
| 1912 | 5 | — | — | #2,677 |
| 1904 | 6 | — | — | #1,121 |