Names Like Bates — Find Similar Baby Names
Bates is a 5-letter English boys' name meaning “Variant Of Bartholomew Often Used As A Surname.”. This page collects 132 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Bader and Baen, English cousins like Aaric and Aarika, rhyming names ending in -tes like Yates and Zetes, and names sharing the “bartholomew” concept like Balduin and Bartalan.
For the full Bates profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Bates page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Bates
24 baby names that differ from Bates by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bader | 2 | Full Moon | Arabic | Male |
| Baen | 2 | Fair Skinned | Scottish | Male |
| Baker | 2 | Baker | English | Male |
| Balen | 2 | Brother Of Balaan | Arthurian | Male |
| Bamey | 2 | Brave As A Bear | German | Male |
| Bane | 2 | Long-Awaited Child | Hawaiian | Male |
| Baris | 2 | Peaceful | Turkish | Male |
| Bartel | 2 | Ploughman | Hebrew | Male |
| Basel | 2 | Muslim Name Popular In Sudan, Meaning "Brave." | African | Male |
| Bastet | 2 | Myth Name (Cat) | Egyptian | Female |
| Batal | 2 | Hero | Arabic | Male |
| Batt | 2 | Ploughman | Hebrew | Male |
| Batul | 2 | Virgin | Arabic | Female |
| Batya | 2 | Daughter Of God | Hebrew | Female |
| Benes | 2 | Czechoslovakian For Benedict (Blessed) | Czechoslovakian | Male |
| Bes | 2 | Myth Name (Dwarf God, Brings Joy) | Egyptian | Male |
| Baal | 3 | Lord, master | Egyptian | Male |
| Bab | 3 | From The Gateway | Arabic | Female |
| Babu | 3 | A Kiswahili Name Meaning "Grandfather."Also, A West African Name Me... | African | Male |
| Bac | 3 | Bank | Scottish | Male |
| Badal | 3 | Substitute | Arabic | Male |
| Badia | 3 | Unprecedented; Admirable; Unique | Arabic | Female |
| Badr | 3 | Moon | Arabic | Male |
| Badra | 3 | Full Moon | Arabic | Female |
More English Names
24 baby names that share Bates’s English origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aaric | Variant Of Aric Meaning Rule With Mercy. | Male |
| Aarika | "Alternate Spelling: Erika, Erica, Ericka." | Female |
| Aarshiya | Heavenly | Female |
| Aase | Tree-Covered Mountain AEGILEIF | Female |
| Aasiya | "Derived From The Arabic Verb, To Abound, And Means Abundant, Flourishing, Th... | Female |
| Aaylah | Light Bearer | Female |
| Abbigale | Female | |
| Abbot | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abbott | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abrianna | Mother Of Many Nations. | Female |
| Abriell | Variant Of Gabrielle. | Male |
| Acker | From The Oak Tree | Male |
| Ackerley | From The Oak-Tree Meadow | Male |
| Ackerman | Man Of Oak | Male |
| Ackley | Dwells At The Oak Tree Meadow | Male |
| Adalbeorht | Noble | Female |
| Adalbrechta | Noble | Female |
| Adalson | Son Of All | Male |
| Adam | Of The Red Earth | Male |
| Adda | Wealthy | Female |
| Addaneye | Lives On The Noble's Island | Male |
| Addilynn | Female | |
| Addis | Son Of Adam | Male |
| Addisen | Child Of Adam | Male |
5-Letter B-Names Like Bates
24 names that share Bates's exact length (5 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Bates's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Bates
Top 12 boys' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Bates.
Names That Rhyme with Bates
18 baby names that share Bates's last 3 letters — -tes. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yates | Lives By The Gates | English | Male |
| Zetes | Myth Name (Son Of Boreas) | Greek | Male |
| Aeetes | Myth Name (Medea's Father) | Greek | Male |
| Brites | Strong | Celtic | Female |
| Montes | Mountain. Abbreviation Of Montague And Montgomery. | Spanish | Male |
| Sketes | Swift | English | Male |
| Acestes | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
| Achates | Myth Name (Companion Of Aeneas) | Greek | Male |
| Iobates | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
| Laertes | Myth Name (Father Of Odysseus) | Greek | Male |
| Orestes | From The Mountain | Greek | Male |
| Polites | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
| Zelotes | Zealous | Greek | Male |
| Atlantes | Legend Name | French | Male |
| Socrates | Name Of A Philosopher | Greek | Male |
| Thyestes | Myth Name (Brother Of Atreus) | Greek | Male |
| Thersites | Myth Name (Soldier In The Trojan War) | Greek | Male |
| Tiridates | Name Of A King | Armenian | Male |
Names That Start Like Bates
15 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Bates — Bat-. Good for parents who like Bates's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batt | Ploughman | Hebrew | Male |
| Batal | Hero | Arabic | Male |
| Batul | Virgin | Arabic | Female |
| Batya | Daughter Of God | Hebrew | Female |
| Batair | Strong Warrior | Gaelic | Male |
| Batool | Virgin | Arabic | Female |
| Batula | Virgin | Arabic | Female |
| Bathild | Heroine | German | Female |
| Bathilda | Heroine | German | Female |
| Bathilde | Heroine | German | Female |
| Battista | Named For John The Baptist | Italian | Female |
| Battzion | Daughter Of Zion | Hebrew | Female |
| Bathsheba | Also Known As BATSHEVA, This Is The Daughter Of The Queen Of Sheba,... | African | Female |
| Battseeyon | Daughter Of Zion | Hebrew | Female |
| Batholomeus | Farmer | Dutch | Male |