Slater
Slater is an English language given name and surname derived from the occupation of a slater, a tradesman who works with slate.
Meaning & Origin of Slater
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Slater is an English language given name and surname derived from the occupation of a slater, a tradesman who works with slate.
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The Story of Slater
Slater first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1915, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 128 Slaters were born — ranking #1,425 that year. As of 2026, Slater ranks #1,458 for baby boys with 126 births, rising sharply (+39% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Slaters have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Slater
Slater is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Slater's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #1,425. Use the chart and map above to compare Slater'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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