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Yates Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Yates?

In 2018 the rare name Yates, ranked the 7,065th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Yates would be a striking name choice.

Position 2121, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1923.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1921 with 16 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Yates was less than 5, most recently in 2012.

Approximately during the years 1916-1920 the name Yates took a definitive turn upwards in popularity.

The popularity trend for Yates has steadily increased for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Yates for their newborn has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Yates?

Currently, the name is at a high point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Yates is mostly unused but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Yates (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 12 7,065
2017 13 6,654
2016 16 5,759
2015 8 9,513
2014 9 8,746
2013 10 8,077
2012 < 5 --
2011 12 6,974
2010 10 8,106
2009 5 14,432
2008 < 5 --
2007 6 12,304
2006 5 13,958
2005 8 9,076
2004 6 11,303
2003 5 12,709
2002 5 12,442
2001 < 5 --
2000 5 12,077
1999 < 5 --
1998 < 5 --
1997 < 5 --
1996 < 5 --
1995 < 5 --
1994 < 5 --
1993 < 5 --
1992 7 7,397
1991 < 5 --
1990 < 5 --
1989 < 5 --
1988 5 8,465
1987 5 8,124
1986 < 5 --
1985 < 5 --
1984 < 5 --
1983 5 7,315
1982 5 7,351
1981 < 5 --
1980 < 5 --
1979 < 5 --
1978 < 5 --
1977 < 5 --
1976 < 5 --
1975 6 5,453
1974 < 5 --
1973 < 5 --
1972 5 5,741
1971 < 5 --
1970 < 5 --
1969 < 5 --
1968 < 5 --
1967 5 4,541
1966 < 5 --
1965 < 5 --
1964 < 5 --
1963 < 5 --
1962 < 5 --
1961 < 5 --
1960 5 4,586
1959 5 4,565
1958 < 5 --
1957 < 5 --
1956 < 5 --
1955 < 5 --
1954 < 5 --
1953 7 3,423
1952 < 5 --
1951 < 5 --
1950 5 4,185
1949 6 3,685
1948 < 5 --
1947 7 3,371
1946 < 5 --
1945 < 5 --
1944 7 3,106
1943 < 5 --
1942 8 2,934
1941 8 2,871
1940 < 5 --
1939 7 3,111
1938 8 2,863
1937 < 5 --
1936 6 3,544
1935 8 2,947
1934 10 2,564
1933 8 3,002
1932 7 3,358
1931 6 3,756
1930 5 4,538
1929 7 3,556
1928 < 5 --
1927 6 4,206
1926 8 3,379
1925 5 4,853
1924 5 4,963
1923 16 2,121
1922 < 5 --
1921 16 2,152
1920 14 2,335
1919 10 2,873
1918 10 2,877
1917 11 2,560
1916 8 3,172
1915 7 3,389
1914 8 2,649
1913 < 5 --
1912 < 5 --
1911 < 5 --
1910 < 5 --
1909 < 5 --
1908 < 5 --
1907 < 5 --
1906 < 5 --
1905 < 5 --
1904 < 5 --
1903 < 5 --
1902 < 5 --
1901 < 5 --
1900 < 5 --
1899 < 5 --
1898 < 5 --
1897 < 5 --
1896 < 5 --
1895 < 5 --
1894 < 5 --
1893 < 5 --
1892 < 5 --
1891 < 5 --
1890 < 5 --
1889 < 5 --
1888 < 5 --
1887 < 5 --
1886 < 5 --
1885 < 5 --
1884 < 5 --
1883 < 5 --
1882 < 5 --
1881 < 5 --
1880 < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.