Nate

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Chinese

Meaning

Nate is a given name, frequently used as a diminutive of Nathan, Nathanael or Nathaniel.

From Wikipedia

Nate first appears in the data in 2001 and has been recorded in 16 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 116 babies (rank #389 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Nate

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Nate yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

935
Total babies (all years)
16
Years in the data
116
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
20014#2,945
200213#1,233
200311#1,484
200416#1,204
200523#972
200628#877
200728#916
200848#645
200959#566
201063#547
201187#440
201297#414
2013113#361
2014111#370
2015115#381
2016116#389