Nate

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A few things about Nate you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Nate

Nate Robinson

American basketball player (born 1984)

Choose Nate and your child shares a first name with Nate Robinson, an American basketball player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Nate, like who?” Nate Robinson's Wikipedia article is available in 35 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 18,382 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Nate, 93 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Nate would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryNate has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Nates, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1880, when it reached #909.
• 🚀TrendNate has climbed 129 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #1,743. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedNate is most popular in New Jersey, where it ranks #915, followed by New York (#994) and Washington (#999). It's in the top 1,000 in 3 states.
• 💬MeaningNate is an English form of Nathan, which means “gift of God”. Our records link it to English and Hebrew roots.

About the name Nate

Nate is a boy name of English and Hebrew origin meaning “gift of God”. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, starting with N and ending in “-ate”. US birth records list Nate for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 109 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked #909 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #1,743, with 93 babies.

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