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Yates
OriginEnglish
Meaning"gate"
About Yates
A preppy English surname. Newscaster Megyn Kelly used it as a middle name for her son in 2009.
Pronounced YAYTS.
As of October 2026, Yates ranked #6434 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2121 in 1923.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Yates on lists
Famous Yatess
- Yates Stirling
US Navy admiral
- Yates Stirling Jr.
US Navy admiral; son of the above
- Edward Yates Brunt (b. 2009)
son of Megyn Kelly (goes by Yates)
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