Slate Name Popularity and Statistics

Slate is Predominantly used for boys. The statistics below show this exact spelling in official U.S. records.

Meaning, origin, and pronunciation details are shown only after they have been independently reviewed.

Most Recent Year on Record2025
Total Recorded U.S. Births863
First Year on Record1990

Slate popularity by year

YearUsage categoryBirthsRank
2025Boys48#2,676
2024Boys35#3,335
2023Boys48#2,693
2022Boys43#2,919
2021Boys45#2,775
2020Boys41#2,886
2019Boys55#2,421
2018Boys56#2,355
2017Boys40#2,951
2016Boys44#2,726
2015Boys34#3,299
2014Boys36#3,090
2013Boys37#2,998
2012Boys36#3,115
2011Boys23#4,221
2010Boys18#5,047
2009Boys28#3,721
2008Boys22#4,395
2007Boys15#5,661
2006Boys22#4,223
2005Boys17#4,824
2004Boys14#5,492
2003Boys15#5,035
2002Boys13#5,395

Ranks compare names only within the same year and source category. Birth totals are historical records, not an exact count of living people.

Peak recorded years

2018 · Boys

56 recorded births and rank #2,355.

2019 · Boys

55 recorded births and rank #2,421.

2025 · Boys

48 recorded births and rank #2,676.

2023 · Boys

48 recorded births and rank #2,693.

Where Slate ranked highest in 2023

State rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys within each state. The SSA omits state-level names recorded fewer than five times, so low visible counts can still represent a relatively high state rank.

Highest state rankings for Boys

TX
Rank #2,628 · 5 recorded births

View the complete state-by-state table for Slate