Mate Popularity by Year
Follow Mate across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Mate birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Boys | 7 | #9,554 | Up 1,249 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 6 | #10,803 | Up 1,353 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 5 | #12,156 | Down 2,460 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 7 | #9,696 | Down 880 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 8 | #8,816 | Up 1,912 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 6 | #10,728 | Up 80 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 6 | #10,808 | Down 1,020 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 7 | #9,788 | Up 363 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 6 | #10,151 | Down 1,224 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 7 | #8,927 | Up 1,740 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 5 | #10,667 | Down 4,895 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 5 | #5,772 | — |