Yates

A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning at the gates, dweller by the gates.

Babies a year
12
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Yates by the numbers

Yates was given to 12 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 16 babies in 1921, making it a 1920s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Yates. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Yanisgod is gracious; a form of John31 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Yaredhe descended7 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Yafethandsome, beautiful19 in the US (2017)
  • Yasereasy or gentle15 in the US (2017)
  • Yahel40 in the US (2017)
  • Yarel22 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Yates

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