Slater
Slater was the 1275th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 155 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,284 places. More babies were named Slater in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,275 boys, up 552 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 155boys
- Girls and boys
- 7% girls, 93% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025155 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,445babies recorded
Slater popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,381 | #1,275 | 11 | 155 |
| 2020 | #14,872 | #1,827 | 6 | 82 |
| 2010 | — | #2,866 | — | 42 |
| 2000 | — | #1,920 | — | 55 |
| 1990 | — | #5,748 | — | 9 |
| 1980 | — | #6,144 | — | 6 |
| 1970 | — | #5,342 | — | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | #3,637 | — | 6 |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Slater, counting every spelling?
Slater is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,121 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,275 for Slater on its own. Together these spellings went to 175 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slater | 155 | #1,275 | 615 |
| Slayter | 20 | #5,019 | 80 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Slater?
155 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Slater (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Slater born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 54 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Slater.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Slater?
About 2,300 people born in the US named Slater are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 5 and 24. That makes Slater mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Slater by state
How common Slater was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.8×). In 37 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Slater: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Slater, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Slater
How popular is the name Slater?
Slater was the 1275th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 155 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,284 places. More babies were named Slater in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Slater a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 7% girls, 93% boys given the name Slater in the US.
Where is Slater most popular?
In 2021–2025, Slater was most common in Mississippi (0.21 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Oklahoma.