The baby name Bates is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /beɪts/ (BAYTS).
Bates is English in Origin.
The baby name Bates is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /beɪts/ (BAYTS).
Bates is English in Origin.
Bates is an English surname-turned-given name deriving from Bate, a medieval pet form of Bartholomew. Bartholomew comes from Aramaic bar-Talmai, meaning son of Talmai, and is often associated with the idea of furrows or a ploughman, via Greek Bartholomaios and Latin Bartholomaeus. As a patronymic, Bates literally means son of Bate, following the common English -s pattern.
The surname appears in 13th–14th-century English records and was carried to New England by 17th-century settlers. It remained chiefly a family name until the late 19th century, when Americans occasionally adopted Bates as a first name to honor a maternal surname. Today it fits the sleek, occupational-surname style alongside Hayes, Brooks, and Briggs, yet remains uncommon. Variants and related forms include Bate, Batts, Batson, Bateson, and Bateman; diminutives such as Batey occur regionally. Related Bartholomew forms - Bart, Bat, Bate, Bartel, Bartolomé - share the same root.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KR | Boys | 0 | #27 | 1 | 897 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #309 | 12 | 5,862 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| United States | Boys | 2023 | #889 | 10 | 7,053 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #923 | 3 | 15,035 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #999 | 3 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 3 | 16,355 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,690 | 2 | 28,008 |
Bates is popular in 18 countries — most recent births per country:
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