Kate
#520 for girls in 2025, 576 births · Last seen for boys in 2005 at #11,472
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1880 · 299 births
- Debut · girls
- 299 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 7 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 85,987since 1880
Kate over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #520 | 576 | — | |
| 2024 | #533 | 572 | — | |
| 2023 | #478 | 640 | — | |
| 2022 | #456 | 695 | — | |
| 2021 | #414 | 758 | — | |
| 2020 | #411 | 765 | — | |
| 2019 | #323 | 989 | — | |
| 2018 | #285 | 1,163 | — | |
| 2017 | #274 | 1,170 | — | |
| 2016 | #234 | 1,389 | — | |
| 2015 | #222 | 1,477 | — | |
| 2014 | #208 | 1,620 | — | |
| 2013 | #185 | 1,738 | — | |
| 2012 | #192 | 1,643 | — | |
| 2011 | #175 | 1,791 | — | |
| 2010 | #208 | 1,490 | — | |
| 2009 | #159 | 1,989 | — | |
| 2008 | #139 | 2,421 | — | |
| 2007 | #136 | 2,550 | — | |
| 2006 | #142 | 2,441 | — | |
| 2005 | #141 | 2,404 | #11,472 | 5 |
| 2004 | #147 | 2,218 | #7,536 | 9 |
| 2003 | #161 | 2,055 | — | |
| 2002 | #193 | 1,667 | — | |
| 2001 | #200 | 1,626 | #8,339 | 7 |
| 2000 | #225 | 1,397 | — | |
| 1999 | #229 | 1,400 | — | |
| 1998 | #272 | 1,139 | — | |
| 1997 | #323 | 894 | — | |
| 1996 | #344 | 811 | — | |
| 1995 | #364 | 718 | — | |
| 1994 | #351 | 752 | — | |
| 1993 | #335 | 785 | — | |
| 1992 | #324 | 839 | — | |
| 1991 | #288 | 979 | — | |
| 1990 | #270 | 1,038 | — | |
| 1989 | #248 | 1,080 | #4,811 | 10 |
| 1988 | #230 | 1,153 | — | |
| 1987 | #191 | 1,449 | #6,951 | 5 |
| 1986 | #186 | 1,442 | #3,882 | 11 |
| 1985 | #179 | 1,491 | #5,785 | 6 |
| 1984 | #178 | 1,553 | #6,315 | 5 |
| 1983 | #199 | 1,333 | #6,238 | 5 |
| 1982 | #202 | 1,341 | — | |
| 1981 | #192 | 1,397 | — | |
| 1980 | #197 | 1,329 | #4,495 | 8 |
| 1979 | #208 | 1,260 | #4,403 | 8 |
| 1978 | #243 | 998 | — | |
| 1977 | #290 | 828 | — | |
| 1976 | #387 | 530 | — | |
| 1975 | #422 | 477 | — | |
| 1974 | #500 | 352 | — | |
| 1973 | #578 | 275 | — | |
| 1972 | #610 | 257 | — | |
| 1971 | #682 | 225 | — | |
| 1970 | #597 | 294 | — | |
| 1969 | #662 | 224 | — | |
| 1968 | #694 | 195 | — | |
| 1967 | #750 | 172 | — | |
| 1966 | #736 | 179 | — | |
| 1965 | #690 | 203 | — | |
| 1964 | #713 | 211 | — | |
| 1963 | #707 | 207 | — | |
| 1962 | #698 | 218 | — | |
| 1961 | #706 | 220 | — | |
| 1960 | #707 | 208 | — | |
| 1959 | #773 | 173 | — | |
| 1958 | #806 | 156 | — | |
| 1957 | #790 | 163 | — | |
| 1956 | #969 | 108 | — | |
| 1955 | #883 | 121 | — | |
| 1954 | #965 | 101 | — | |
| 1953 | #867 | 117 | — | |
| 1952 | #921 | 101 | — | |
| 1951 | #846 | 112 | — | |
| 1950 | #855 | 107 | — | |
| 1949 | #835 | 111 | — | |
| 1948 | #837 | 109 | — | |
| 1947 | #791 | 120 | — | |
| 1946 | #881 | 89 | — | |
| 1945 | #863 | 76 | — | |
| 1944 | #808 | 89 | — | |
| 1943 | #768 | 102 | — | |
| 1942 | #752 | 101 | — | |
| 1941 | #669 | 111 | — | |
| 1940 | #718 | 94 | — | |
| 1939 | #655 | 107 | — | |
| 1938 | #705 | 95 | — | |
| 1937 | #752 | 81 | — | |
| 1936 | #683 | 95 | — | |
| 1935 | #635 | 105 | — | |
| 1934 | #689 | 94 | — | |
| 1933 | #714 | 83 | — | |
| 1932 | #688 | 97 | — | |
| 1931 | #667 | 99 | — | |
| 1930 | #652 | 111 | — | |
| 1929 | #621 | 122 | — | |
| 1928 | #615 | 131 | — | |
| 1927 | #577 | 151 | — | |
| 1926 | #547 | 164 | — | |
| 1925 | #544 | 173 | — | |
| 1924 | #468 | 222 | — | |
| 1923 | #458 | 225 | — | |
| 1922 | #443 | 234 | — | |
| 1921 | #398 | 289 | — | |
| 1920 | #415 | 255 | — | |
| 1919 | #368 | 309 | — | |
| 1918 | #378 | 302 | — | |
| 1917 | #350 | 322 | — | |
| 1916 | #346 | 318 | — | |
| 1915 | #325 | 339 | #3,825 | 5 |
| 1914 | #296 | 311 | — | |
| 1913 | #297 | 257 | — | |
| 1912 | #281 | 260 | — | |
| 1911 | #264 | 216 | — | |
| 1910 | #270 | 206 | — | |
| 1909 | #265 | 183 | — | |
| 1908 | #251 | 191 | — | |
| 1907 | #254 | 184 | — | |
| 1906 | #223 | 196 | — | |
| 1905 | #234 | 183 | — | |
| 1904 | #207 | 213 | — | |
| 1903 | #208 | 202 | — | |
| 1902 | #200 | 213 | #1,137 | 5 |
| 1901 | #202 | 196 | — | |
| 1900 | #180 | 297 | — | |
| 1899 | #187 | 219 | — | |
| 1898 | #168 | 297 | — | |
| 1897 | #167 | 267 | — | |
| 1896 | #154 | 303 | — | |
| 1895 | #162 | 262 | — | |
| 1894 | #133 | 328 | — | |
| 1893 | #132 | 323 | — | |
| 1892 | #126 | 345 | — | |
| 1891 | #127 | 305 | — | |
| 1890 | #116 | 352 | — | |
| 1889 | #105 | 362 | — | |
| 1888 | #107 | 360 | — | |
| 1887 | #102 | 331 | — | |
| 1886 | #100 | 335 | — | |
| 1885 | #96 | 309 | — | |
| 1884 | #86 | 344 | — | |
| 1883 | #90 | 294 | — | |
| 1882 | #87 | 293 | — | |
| 1881 | #86 | 267 | — | |
| 1880 | #79 | 299 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Kate was already there! It came in at #79, and was given to 299 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1930–1946, when fewer than 120 girls a year got the name.
Where Kate is popular in 2001
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Utah#75 · 1 in 334
- North Dakota#76 · 1 in 255
- New Hampshire#102 · 1 in 373
- Minnesota#114 · 1 in 485
- Massachusetts#121 · 1 in 533
Best ever in a state: #22 in Utah, 2008.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #75 | 52 | 1 in 334 |
| North Dakota | #76 | 10 | 1 in 255 |
| New Hampshire | #102 | 13 | 1 in 373 |
| Minnesota | #114 | 52 | 1 in 485 |
| Massachusetts | #121 | 59 | 1 in 533 |
| New Jersey | #131 | 68 | 1 in 609 |
| Oregon | #142 | 28 | 1 in 569 |
| Connecticut | #156 | 21 | 1 in 710 |
| Iowa | #156 | 21 | 1 in 654 |
| New York | #157 | 124 | 1 in 790 |
| Wisconsin | #169 | 32 | 1 in 790 |
| Illinois | #174 | 92 | 1 in 765 |
| Idaho | #178 | 10 | 1 in 620 |
| Kansas | #180 | 19 | 1 in 698 |
| Washington | #180 | 37 | 1 in 777 |
| Colorado | #181 | 31 | 1 in 789 |
| California | #182 | 253 | 1 in 879 |
| South Dakota | #192 | 5 | 1 in 608 |
| Arizona | #203 | 37 | 1 in 865 |
| Texas | #203 | 161 | 1 in 952 |
| Missouri | #207 | 28 | 1 in 1,022 |
| Nebraska | #212 | 10 | 1 in 819 |
| Indiana | #214 | 33 | 1 in 1,001 |
| Maryland | #216 | 23 | 1 in 1,044 |
| Louisiana | #218 | 21 | 1 in 989 |
| Michigan | #226 | 43 | 1 in 1,161 |
| Nevada | #228 | 11 | 1 in 899 |
| Ohio | #234 | 50 | 1 in 1,191 |
| Pennsylvania | #241 | 45 | 1 in 1,244 |
| Arkansas | #262 | 10 | 1 in 1,166 |
| Florida | #266 | 55 | 1 in 1,406 |
| Georgia | #275 | 35 | 1 in 1,378 |
| North Carolina | #308 | 29 | 1 in 1,525 |
| Virginia | #318 | 22 | 1 in 1,596 |
| Oklahoma | #398 | 9 | 1 in 1,859 |
| New Mexico | #403 | 5 | 1 in 1,606 |
| South Carolina | #409 | 8 | 1 in 2,098 |
| Kentucky | #411 | 8 | 1 in 2,490 |
| Tennessee | #412 | 13 | 1 in 2,321 |
| Alabama | #466 | 8 | 1 in 2,496 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Kate
- 13 spots since 2024 (#533 → #520)
- 109 spots since 2020 (#411 → #520)
- 298 spots since 2015 (#222 → #520)
- Biggest jump: 179 spots in 1957 (#969 → #790)
- Biggest drop: 98 spots in 1954 (#867 → #965)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #79 (299 births)
- Births halved by 1928, 48 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 7 yrs · run 1880–1886
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 304 girls born in 1880 were named Kate (0.33%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,790 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
- 24.2% of all girls named Kate (20,768) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #79 (1880) → #969 (1956) → #136 (2007)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,194 | #79 (1880) | #94 |
| 1890s | 3,001 | #116 (1890) | #147 |
| 1900s | 2,058 | #180 (1900) | #222 |
| 1910s | 2,840 | #264 (1911) | #318 |
| 1920s | 1,966 | #398 (1921) | #509 |
| 1930s | 967 | #635 (1935) | #684 |
| 1940s | 1,002 | #669 (1941) | #792 |
| 1950s | 1,259 | #773 (1959) | #868 |
| 1960s | 2,037 | #662 (1969) | #706 |
| 1970s | 5,496 | #208 (1979) | #452 |
| 1980s | 13,568 | #178 (1984) | #200 |
| 1990s | 9,355 | #229 (1999) | #310 |
| 2000s | 20,768 | #136 (2007) | #164 |
| 2010s | 14,470 | #175 (2011) | #231 |
| 2020s | 4,006 | #411 (2020) | #469 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Kate in 2001
Top girls' names in 2001
Top boys' names in 2001
More about 2001
girls
1,800,624 girls got a published name in 2001; 1 in 1,107 of them was named Kate, which outranked 98.9% of the 17,978 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,942,881 boys got a published name in 2001; 1 in 277,554 of them was named Kate, which outranked 32.2% of the 12,307 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #7,536Zhane8
- #7,536Ziggy8
- #7,536Zubin8
- #8,339Kate7
- #8,339Aadarsh7
- #8,339Aaden7
- #8,339Aadil7
- #9,243Aaronjames6
- #9,243Aarsh6
- #9,243Abba6
Tied with 903 names at #8,339; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.