Ates
Ates is a given name and a surname which may refer to:Roscoe Ates (1895–1962), American vaudeville performer, actor, comedian and musician Sonny Ates (1935–2010), American racecar driver Ates Diouf, Senegalese footballer Ates Gürpinar, German politician
Meaning & Origin of Ates
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ates is a given name and a surname which may refer to:Roscoe Ates (1895–1962), American vaudeville performer, actor, comedian and musician Sonny Ates (1935–2010), American racecar driver Ates Diouf, Senegalese footballer Ates Gürpinar, German politician
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The Story of Ates
The earliest SSA record of Ates as a baby boy name dates back to 2017, when 5 babies received it. 2017 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Ates — #12,243 in the national rankings. Ates last appeared in the published SSA data in 2017, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Names that sound like Ates
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About the name Ates
Ates is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2017 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Ates's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #12,243. Use the chart and map above to compare Ates's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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