Name Legacy

Fate

Recorded 1880–2023 · United States

Fate was most popular in 1919, when 35 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,372 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,329 people named Fate.

Most popular in1919
Rank that year#2,372
Births that year35
Total since 18801,329
Given to89% boys

Fate over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Fate’s peak in 1919. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Fate a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Fate is mostly a boy’s name — 10.8% of the 1,329 Americans given it were girls and 89.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 49% girls and 51% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org