Is Slater a boy or girl name?

Slater is a boy’s name. Of the 2,445 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 2.7% were girls and 97.3% were boys.

Slater

Recorded 1915–2025 · United States

Slater was most popular in 2025, when 166 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,510 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,510, with 166 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,445 people named Slater.

Slater over time

Births per year. The dot marks Slater’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Slater a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Slater is a boy’s name — 2.7% of the 2,445 Americans given it were girls and 97.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 6% girls and 94% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Slater

Where Slater is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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