Nate
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Nate
Six Feet Under transformed Nate's image from crusty uncle to cool guy. Nate is one of a new generation of nicknames that go directly on the birth certificate. Other similar names: Sam, Jack, Mack. But Nate is arguably fresher and cooler than many nickname-names.
Nate for girls
Boyish nicknames are back in style for girls, and Nate is one of the more unusual entries in the Billie & Frankie club. While a short form of Natalie would more likely be Nat, Nate can definitely work.
Pronounced NAYT.
As of October 2026, Nate ranked #1748 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1019 in 1880, Nameberry popularity #823.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,544 | 104 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #1,674 | 94 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #1,717 | 91 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #1,815 | 83 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #1,696 | 93 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #1,946 | 76 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #1,884 | 79 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #1,674 | 99 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #1,618 | 108 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #1,586 | 110 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #1,570 | 110 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #1,748 | 93 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Nate for boys
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- Nathaniel James "Nate" KaedingBoy
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- Nathaniel Cornelius "Nate" RobinsonBoy
American basketball player
- Nathan Joel "Nate" MarquardtBoy
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American basketball player
- Nate ClementsBoy
American football player
- Nate BurlesonBoy
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- Nate WashingtonBoy
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- Nate SaintBoy
Christian missionary MAF pilot and martyr
- Nate BerkusBoy
American interior designer and former talk show host
- NateBoy
son of actor Larry Joe Campbell
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Nate in pop culture
- Nathaniel "Nate" HeywoodBoy
character on DC's Legends of Tomorrow TV series
- Nate DevlinBoy
character in TV's "The Mob Doctor"
- Nate GrayBoy
character in Disney original movies Camp Rock & Camp Rock 2, portrayed by Nick Jonas
- Nathaniel "Nate" Fitzwilliam ArchibaldBoy
a main character in the Gossip Girl book and television series
- Nathaniel "Nate" GreyBoy
character in X,Men comics
- Nathaniel "Nate" WoodBoy
character in the Blackwood Security series by Elise Noble
- Nate GetzBoy
character on television show NCIS: Los Angeles
- Nate FisherBoy
character on television series Six Feet Under
- Nathan "Nate" FordBoy
main character on TNT's Leverage
- Nate WrightBoy
main character in book series and comic strip "Big Nate"
- Nate MunsonBoy
character in "X,Men"
- Nate the GreatBoy
book series about a kid detective by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
- Nate River aka NearBoy
character in the anime/manga "Death Note"
- Nate St. GermainBoy
the alias of Lyndon James, a character on TV's "Pretty Little Liars"
- Nate Adams from the YoBoy
Kai Watch franchise
- NateBoy
a main character in Pokemon Black 2 and White 2
- Nate JacobsBoy
character in HBO's "Euphoria"
- Nathan “Nate” CosayBoy
character in the animated series “Infinity Train”
- NateBoy
Default name of the male protagonist/husband of the female protagonist in "Fallout 4"
- Nathan “Nate” HawkinsBoy
character in “Icebreaker” by Hannah Grace