Bates
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning one who works with boats; dweller in the valleys.
Babies a year
10
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Bates by the numbers
Bates was given to 10 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 17 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Bates. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Bakerone who bakes bread; occupational surname189 in the US (2017)
- Banksdweller by the banks or riverbanks19 in England and Wales (2025)
- Baxterbaker; one who bakes bread13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Bauerfarmer or dweller47 in the US (2017)
- Baderfull moon14 in the US (2017)
- Baselroyal; kingly11 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Bates
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