Bates
- Pronunciation
- [Ba-tes]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Variant Of Bartholomew Often Used As A Surname.
- Origin
- English
Bates Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 151 baby boys have been named Bates. The name peaked in 2014 with 17 US births that year (rank #5272).
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5-Letter Names Starting with B
Names with Bates's exact length and starting letter: Badal, Bader, Badia, Badra, Badru.
Quick Facts About Bates
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Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Bates against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).