Tate
- #1,373 for girls in 2025, 160 births
- #193 for boys in 2025, 1,862 births
- Given to boys 94.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 1,862 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 27,400since 1912
Tate over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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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 | #1,373 | 160 | #193 | 1,862 |
| 2024 | #2,248 | 83 | #210 | 1,700 |
| 2023 | #2,352 | 77 | #197 | 1,854 |
| 2022 | #2,319 | 80 | #234 | 1,489 |
| 2021 | #3,935 | 37 | #304 | 1,092 |
| 2020 | #4,078 | 34 | #353 | 898 |
| 2019 | #4,773 | 28 | #437 | 698 |
| 2018 | #3,789 | 39 | #494 | 582 |
| 2017 | #3,091 | 52 | #450 | 682 |
| 2016 | #5,985 | 21 | #448 | 691 |
| 2015 | #4,488 | 31 | #420 | 742 |
| 2014 | #5,025 | 27 | #388 | 803 |
| 2013 | #5,486 | 24 | #357 | 880 |
| 2012 | #6,110 | 21 | #388 | 769 |
| 2011 | #5,063 | 27 | #393 | 724 |
| 2010 | #4,735 | 30 | #395 | 717 |
| 2009 | #5,537 | 25 | #441 | 636 |
| 2008 | #3,859 | 41 | #432 | 672 |
| 2007 | #4,213 | 36 | #412 | 711 |
| 2006 | #4,073 | 36 | #411 | 710 |
| 2005 | #3,126 | 50 | #382 | 759 |
| 2004 | #3,033 | 51 | #387 | 700 |
| 2003 | #3,085 | 48 | #403 | 644 |
| 2002 | #2,854 | 52 | #455 | 535 |
| 2001 | #3,256 | 42 | #431 | 563 |
| 2000 | #2,508 | 60 | #436 | 547 |
| 1999 | #3,313 | 38 | #463 | 492 |
| 1998 | #2,846 | 46 | #512 | 411 |
| 1997 | #3,302 | 35 | #558 | 345 |
| 1996 | #3,569 | 31 | #586 | 307 |
| 1995 | #4,348 | 23 | #669 | 246 |
| 1994 | #3,536 | 31 | #644 | 260 |
| 1993 | #3,987 | 26 | #669 | 236 |
| 1992 | #3,581 | 30 | #686 | 227 |
| 1991 | #5,659 | 16 | #915 | 132 |
| 1990 | #6,131 | 14 | #995 | 112 |
| 1989 | #7,449 | 10 | #1,228 | 76 |
| 1988 | — | #1,130 | 78 | |
| 1987 | #7,353 | 9 | #1,123 | 73 |
| 1986 | #8,523 | 7 | #1,136 | 69 |
| 1985 | #9,307 | 6 | #1,181 | 63 |
| 1984 | — | #1,444 | 44 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,120 | 64 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,310 | 51 | |
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 | #1,044 | 76 |
| 1980 | — | #1,166 | 61 | |
| 1979 | #10,210 | 5 | #1,137 | 62 |
| 1978 | — | #932 | 86 | |
| 1977 | — | #882 | 92 | |
| 1976 | #8,156 | 6 | #897 | 85 |
| 1975 | #9,067 | 5 | #886 | 87 |
| 1974 | — | #903 | 80 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,006 | 64 | |
| 1972 | — | #889 | 81 | |
| 1971 | — | #771 | 113 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,117 | 54 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,198 | 43 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,206 | 40 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,411 | 29 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,401 | 30 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,360 | 32 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,655 | 23 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,455 | 29 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,117 | 15 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,602 | 25 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,486 | 29 | |
| 1959 | — | #3,290 | 7 | |
| 1958 | — | #3,944 | 5 | |
| 1957 | — | #3,552 | 6 | |
| 1956 | — | — | ||
| 1955 | — | — | ||
| 1954 | — | #3,827 | 5 | |
| 1953 | — | — | ||
| 1952 | — | #2,680 | 9 | |
| 1951 | — | #2,495 | 10 | |
| 1950 | — | — | ||
| 1949 | — | #3,298 | 6 | |
| 1948 | — | #3,316 | 6 | |
| 1947 | — | #3,096 | 7 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,919 | 7 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,574 | 8 | |
| 1944 | — | #3,430 | 5 | |
| 1943 | — | #3,538 | 5 | |
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| 1938 | — | #3,175 | 6 | |
| 1937 | — | — | ||
| 1936 | — | #2,629 | 8 | |
| 1935 | — | — | ||
| 1934 | — | #3,277 | 6 | |
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| 1929 | — | #3,959 | 5 | |
| 1928 | — | — | ||
| 1927 | — | #3,780 | 6 | |
| 1926 | — | #4,201 | 5 | |
| 1925 | — | #3,408 | 7 | |
| 1924 | — | #4,347 | 5 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,446 | 12 | |
| 1922 | — | #3,252 | 8 | |
| 1921 | — | #4,322 | 5 | |
| 1920 | — | #3,815 | 6 | |
| 1919 | — | — | ||
| 1918 | — | #3,096 | 8 | |
| 1917 | — | #3,981 | 5 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,771 | 17 | |
| 1915 | — | #2,621 | 9 | |
| 1914 | — | #2,457 | 8 | |
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| 1912 | — | #2,269 | 6 | |
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First appearance
1912
The first year at least five boys were named Tate! It came in at #2,269, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1913, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Tate is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Wyoming#35 · 1 in 99
- Iowa#47 · 1 in 230
- Montana#62 · 1 in 221
- South Dakota#64 · 1 in 226
- Nebraska#76 · 1 in 276
Best ever in a state: #35 in Wyoming, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | #35 | 11 | 1 in 99 |
| Iowa | #47 | 60 | 1 in 230 |
| Montana | #62 | 17 | 1 in 221 |
| South Dakota | #64 | 17 | 1 in 226 |
| Nebraska | #76 | 32 | 1 in 276 |
| North Dakota | #86 | 13 | 1 in 258 |
| Utah | #93 | 53 | 1 in 371 |
| Arkansas | #104 | 32 | 1 in 393 |
| Louisiana | #106 | 47 | 1 in 407 |
| Indiana | #109 | 71 | 1 in 446 |
| Kansas | #109 | 34 | 1 in 413 |
| Kentucky | #113 | 49 | 1 in 419 |
| Missouri | #116 | 61 | 1 in 456 |
| Oklahoma | #116 | 40 | 1 in 442 |
| Alabama | #124 | 43 | 1 in 500 |
| Idaho | #125 | 20 | 1 in 432 |
| Wisconsin | #128 | 48 | 1 in 488 |
| Minnesota | #129 | 50 | 1 in 490 |
| Maine | #139 | 9 | 1 in 427 |
| Mississippi | #139 | 23 | 1 in 471 |
| Georgia | #140 | 84 | 1 in 598 |
| Ohio | #142 | 96 | 1 in 547 |
| Tennessee | #144 | 66 | 1 in 557 |
| Hawaii | #146 | 7 | 1 in 417 |
| North Carolina | #160 | 80 | 1 in 643 |
| Alaska | #165 | 5 | 1 in 454 |
| Michigan | #194 | 54 | 1 in 744 |
| South Carolina | #194 | 29 | 1 in 731 |
| New Hampshire | #206 | 6 | 1 in 751 |
| Washington | #213 | 37 | 1 in 886 |
| Colorado | #217 | 30 | 1 in 895 |
| Illinois | #226 | 52 | 1 in 953 |
| Texas | #226 | 174 | 1 in 1,006 |
| Oregon | #230 | 18 | 1 in 837 |
| Pennsylvania | #230 | 53 | 1 in 986 |
| Virginia | #230 | 38 | 1 in 980 |
| Florida | #231 | 91 | 1 in 1,050 |
| Arizona | #242 | 33 | 1 in 992 |
| West Virginia | #254 | 7 | 1 in 880 |
| Maryland | #330 | 16 | 1 in 1,431 |
| New Mexico | #360 | 5 | 1 in 1,300 |
| Massachusetts | #378 | 13 | 1 in 2,079 |
| Connecticut | #382 | 7 | 1 in 1,887 |
| New York | #407 | 42 | 1 in 2,010 |
| Nevada | #443 | 6 | 1 in 1,882 |
| California | #491 | 65 | 1 in 2,700 |
| New Jersey | #707 | 9 | 1 in 4,418 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Tate
Momentum · boys
Rising
- 160 spots since 2020 (#353 → #193)
- Biggest jump: 346 spots in 1971
- Biggest drop: 205 spots in 1979
Rise & fade · boys
113 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1912
- Peaked 2025 at #193 (1,862 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 43 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 43 yrs · run 1990–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 917
- Highest: 1 in 917 boys born in 2025 were named Tate (0.11%)
Era · boys
The 2020s
- 32.5% of all boys named Tate (8,895) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 53 | #1,771 (1916) | #2,699 |
| 1920s | 59 | #2,446 (1923) | #3,726 |
| 1930s | 20 | #2,629 (1936) | #3,027 |
| 1940s | 44 | #2,574 (1945) | #3,167 |
| 1950s | 42 | #2,495 (1951) | #3,298 |
| 1960s | 295 | #1,198 (1969) | #1,489 |
| 1970s | 804 | #771 (1971) | #942 |
| 1980s | 655 | #1,044 (1981) | #1,188 |
| 1990s | 2,768 | #463 (1999) | #670 |
| 2000s | 6,477 | #382 (2005) | #419 |
| 2010s | 7,288 | #357 (2013) | #417 |
| 2020s | 8,895 | #193 (2025) | #249 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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