Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Slater

Gender Boy · 3% girls Rank 2025 #1,275 Trend ↑ Rising 59%

Slater is an English language given name and surname derived from the occupation of a slater, a tradesman who works with slate.

Rank 2025
#1,275
among boys · ↑273 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
166
named Slater · +38% vs 2024
How common
1 in 11,020
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
166 babies
All-time total
2,445
#2,965 all-time among boys
First recorded
1915
in Social Security records

Slater popularity over time

2,445 babies have been named Slater since 1915, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 24 24 2 – #3,349
1920s – 28 28 3 +17% #2,729
1930s – 11 11 1 -61% #3,498
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – 16 16 2 – #3,637
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – 30 30 3 – #4,114
1980s – 30 30 3 0% #6,144
1990s – 384 384 38 +1180% #1,604
2000s – 536 536 54 +40% #1,707
2010s 12 622 634 63 +18% #1,702
2020s (to 2025) 55 697 752 125 +98% #1,275

Where Slater is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 167 0.10 outside top 500
2027 179 0.10 outside top 500
2028 189 0.11 outside top 500
2029 198 0.12 outside top 500
2030 206 0.12 outside top 500

Where Slater is most popular

Boys named Slater per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.071 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, California, and Oklahoma.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Slater born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 12 0.211 +197%
California 118 0.129 +81%
Oklahoma 11 0.124 +75%
Iowa 8 0.116 +63%
Florida 38 0.080 +13%
North Carolina 17 0.067 -6%
Tennessee 12 0.066 -7%
Oregon 5 0.066 -7%
Arizona 10 0.061 -14%
Texas 51 0.058 -19%
Missouri 6 0.043 -39%
Colorado 5 0.039 -46%
Ohio 6 0.023 -68%
New York 6 0.014 -81%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Slater

Slater is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #1,275 in 2025 with 155 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1915, 2,445 American babies have been named Slater. Its peak came in 2025, when 166 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Slater stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Slater?

The median living Slater is about 11 years old; half are between 4 and 23. An estimated 2,400 people named Slater are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Slater year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 11 #9,381 155 #1,275
2024 6 #15,033 114 #1,548
2023 14 #8,002 111 #1,574
2022 11 #9,595 128 #1,432
2021 7 #13,297 107 #1,604
2020 6 #14,872 82 #1,827
2019 12 #9,044 73 #2,016
2018 – – 93 #1,702
2017 – – 77 #1,894
2016 – – 55 #2,384
2015 – – 49 #2,559
2014 – – 75 #1,940
2013 – – 52 #2,418
2012 – – 47 #2,623
2011 – – 59 #2,226
2010 – – 42 #2,866
2009 – – 51 #2,516
2008 – – 47 #2,670
2007 – – 56 #2,331
2006 – – 61 #2,146
2005 – – 49 #2,394
2004 – – 37 #2,836
2003 – – 53 #2,121
2002 – – 69 #1,707
2001 – – 58 #1,908
2000 – – 55 #1,920
1995 – – 40 #2,095
1990 – – 9 #5,748
1985 – – – –
1980 – – 6 #6,144
1975 – – – –
1970 – – 5 #5,342
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – 6 #3,637
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – 11 #2,729
1920 – – – –
1915 – – 5 #4,317
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Slater

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Slater Martin Slater Martin American basketball player & coach (1925–2012) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Slater, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Slater?

The median living Slater is about 11 years old. Half of all living Slaters are between 4 and 23 years old.

How many people named Slater are alive today?

An estimated 2,400 people named Slater are alive in the United States, based on 2,445 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Slater mean?

Slater is an English language given name and surname derived from the occupation of a slater, a tradesman who works with slate.

How popular is the name Slater in 2025?

Slater ranked #1,275 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 155 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Slater?

2,445 babies have been named Slater in the United States since 1915, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Slater most popular?

Slater peaked in 2025, when 166 newborns received the name.

Is Slater a boy or girl name?

Slater is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 97% of babies with the name.

Is the name Slater rising or falling?

Slater is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Slater become more popular?

Slater is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 206 boys named Slater in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Slater?

Well-known people named Slater include Slater Martin (basketball player).

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