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Slate

Boy

Meaning of Slate: English: 'fine-grained rock'

Slate is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2646th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025.

US rank 2025

#2646

48 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

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Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted

US babies since 1880

863

First recorded 1990 · peak 2018

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 5 babies19901991: 7 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 7 babies1994: 5 babies1995: 6 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 11 babies1998: 8 babies1999: 10 babies2000: 12 babies20002001: 7 babies2002: 13 babies2003: 15 babies2004: 14 babies2005: 17 babies2006: 22 babies2007: 15 babies2008: 22 babies2009: 28 babies2010: 18 babies20102011: 23 babies2012: 36 babies2013: 37 babies2014: 36 babies2015: 34 babies2016: 44 babies2017: 40 babies2018: 56 babies2019: 55 babies2020: 41 babies20202021: 45 babies2022: 43 babies2023: 48 babies2024: 35 babies2025: 48 babies
US babies named Slate per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 56.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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