Mate
Boy name · Bulgarian · Hebrew · Spanish
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 1
- Peak
- #5,772 in 1978
0 babies were named Mate in the US in 2025.
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US births per million boys, 1978–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryMate first shows up in US birth records in 1978, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 47 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1978, when it reached #5,772.
About the name Mate
Mate is a boy name of Bulgarian, Hebrew and Spanish origin. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, starting with M and ending in “-ate”. US birth records list Mate for boys from 1978 to 2020, in 12 of those 43 years. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked #5,772 among boy names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2020, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:Bulgarian namesHebrew namesSpanish names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.5 | 666,667 boys |
| 2000s | 1.3 | 800,000 boys |
| 2010s | 2.1 | 487,805 boys |
| 2020s | 4.1 | 243,902 boys |
More Bulgarian boy names
- Unisex name: Zahari · God remembers
- Boy name: Matei · gift of God
- Unisex name: Iliya · my God is Yahweh
- Unisex name: Navid · good news
- Boy name: Damyan · to tame
- Boy name: Ioan · God is gracious
- Boy name: Gedeon · feller, hewer
- Unisex name: Matai
Questions about the name Mate
What is the origin of the name Mate?
Mate has Bulgarian, Hebrew, Spanish roots in our records. Other Bulgarian names include Zahari, Matei, Iliya.
Is Mate a boy or girl name?
Mate is a boy name.
How popular is the name Mate?
Mate is rare: fewer than 5 US boys got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2020. It peaked at #5,772 in 1978.