Yates is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1921 and remains in steady use.
Yates is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,434 for boy births in the United States (and #13,517 across all names), given to 14 babies. Yates first appears in 1914 and peaked in 1921 (16 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | #6,434 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | #5,893 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | #8,893 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | #7,744 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | #8,802 |
| 2020 | 14 | 14 | #6,280 |
| 2019 | 12 | 12 | #7,152 |
| 2018 | 12 | 12 | #7,115 |
| 2017 | 13 | 13 | #6,663 |
| 2016 | 16 | 16 | #5,782 |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 | #9,530 |
| 2014 | 9 | 9 | #8,755 |
| 2013 | 10 | 10 | #8,087 |
| 2011 | 12 | 12 | #6,987 |
| 2010 | 10 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | #14,444 |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | #12,312 |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | #13,970 |
| 2005 | 8 | 8 | #9,084 |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 | #11,310 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | #12,715 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | #12,450 |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | #12,079 |
| 1992 | 7 | — | #7,399 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #8,472 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | #8,126 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | #7,321 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | #7,354 |
| 1975 | 6 | — | #5,451 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #5,741 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #4,544 |
| 1960 | 5 | — | #4,594 |
| 1959 | 5 | — | #4,565 |
| 1953 | 7 | — | #3,422 |
| 1950 | 5 | — | #4,189 |
| 1949 | 6 | — | #3,684 |
| 1947 | 7 | — | #3,369 |
| 1944 | 7 | — | #3,106 |
| 1942 | 8 | — | #2,936 |
| 1941 | 8 | — | #2,871 |
| 1939 | 7 | — | #3,111 |
| 1938 | 8 | — | #2,864 |
| 1936 | 6 | — | #3,544 |
| 1935 | 8 | — | #2,949 |
| 1934 | 10 | — | #2,562 |
| 1933 | 8 | — | #3,001 |
| 1932 | 7 | — | #3,359 |
| 1931 | 6 | — | #3,757 |
| 1930 | 5 | — | #4,537 |
| 1929 | 7 | — | #3,556 |
| 1927 | 6 | — | #4,205 |
| 1926 | 8 | — | #3,379 |
| 1925 | 5 | — | #4,853 |
| 1924 | 5 | — | #4,963 |
| 1923 | 16 | — | #2,121 |
| 1921 | 16 | — | #2,151 |
| 1920 | 14 | — | #2,335 |
| 1919 | 10 | — | #2,873 |
| 1918 | 10 | — | #2,877 |
| 1917 | 11 | — | #2,560 |
| 1916 | 8 | — | #3,172 |
| 1915 | 7 | — | #3,389 |
| 1914 | 8 | — | #2,649 |