Slate Boy
How popular is Slate?
#2,676 boy name in 2025
48 baby boys were named Slate in the US in 2025, making it the 2676th most popular boy name.
856living people named Slate (est.)
10median age of people named Slate
863babies named Slate since 1880
1 in 69,070US babies born in 2025
Slate popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,676 for boys (▲ 657 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 48 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+41% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,298 in 2015, #2,885 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2018 (56 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,354 in 2018 |
| First recorded | 1990 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Slate is most popular
Babies named Slate per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Georgia: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (12 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
Slate by decade
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Questions
- Is Slate a boy or girl name?
- Slate is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Slate were boys.
- How popular is the name Slate?
- 48 baby boys were named Slate in the US in 2025, making it the 2676th most popular boy name.
- When was Slate most popular?
- Slate peaked in 2018, when 56 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,354 in 2018.
- How many people are named Slate?
- 863 babies have been named Slate in the US since 1880. We estimate about 856 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
- Where is Slate most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Slate was most common in Georgia, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.