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

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Peak · boys
2025 · 1,862 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
27,400
since 1912

Tate over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201997girlsat peakboysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,373160#1931,862
2024#2,24883#2101,700
2023#2,35277#1971,854
2022#2,31980#2341,489
2021#3,93537#3041,092
2020#4,07834#353898
2019#4,77328#437698
2018#3,78939#494582
2017#3,09152#450682
2016#5,98521#448691
2015#4,48831#420742
2014#5,02527#388803
2013#5,48624#357880
2012#6,11021#388769
2011#5,06327#393724
2010#4,73530#395717
2009#5,53725#441636
2008#3,85941#432672
2007#4,21336#412711
2006#4,07336#411710
2005#3,12650#382759
2004#3,03351#387700
2003#3,08548#403644
2002#2,85452#455535
2001#3,25642#431563
2000#2,50860#436547
1999#3,31338#463492
1998#2,84646#512411
1997#3,30235#558345
1996#3,56931#586307
1995#4,34823#669246
1994#3,53631#644260
1993#3,98726#669236
1992#3,58130#686227
1991#5,65916#915132
1990#6,13114#995112
1989#7,44910#1,22876
1988—#1,13078
1987#7,3539#1,12373
1986#8,5237#1,13669
1985#9,3076#1,18163
1984—#1,44444
1983—#1,12064
1982—#1,31051
1981#10,4115#1,04476
1980—#1,16661
1979#10,2105#1,13762
1978—#93286
1977—#88292
1976#8,1566#89785
1975#9,0675#88687
1974—#90380
1973—#1,00664
1972—#88981
1971—#771113
1970—#1,11754
1969—#1,19843
1968—#1,20640
1967—#1,41129
1966—#1,40130
1965—#1,36032
1964—#1,65523
1963—#1,45529
1962—#2,11715
1961—#1,60225
1960—#1,48629
1959—#3,2907
1958—#3,9445
1957—#3,5526
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1954—#3,8275
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1952—#2,6809
1951—#2,49510
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1949—#3,2986
1948—#3,3166
1947—#3,0967
1946—#2,9197
1945—#2,5748
1944—#3,4305
1943—#3,5385
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1926—#4,2015
1925—#3,4087
1924—#4,3475
1923—#2,44612
1922—#3,2528
1921—#4,3225
1920—#3,8156
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1918—#3,0968
1917—#3,9815
1916—#1,77117
1915—#2,6219
1914—#2,4578
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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 1997

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Tate, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Tate, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Tate, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Tate, so not publishedNHWashington: #484 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,215 boysWAIdaho: #285 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,495 boysIDMontana: #187 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 805 boysMTNorth Dakota: #164 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 757 boysNDMinnesota: #250 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,802 boysMNIllinois: #822 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 9,956 boysILWisconsin: #473 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,790 boysWIMichigan: #308 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,471 boysMINew York: #1,334 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 19,149 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Tate, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Tate, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Tate, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Tate, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Tate, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #97 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 352 boysSDIowa: #240 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,625 boysIAIndiana: #409 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,730 boysINOhio: #519 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 5,834 boysOHPennsylvania: #472 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 5,076 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Tate, so not publishedNJConnecticut: #383 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,692 boysCTCalifornia: #764 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 10,678 boysCAUtah: #317 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,912 boysUTColorado: #489 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,168 boysCONebraska: #269 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,625 boysNEMissouri: #483 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,915 boysMOKentucky: #321 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,902 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Tate, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Tate, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Tate, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Tate, so not publishedDEArizona: #494 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,294 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Tate, so not publishedNMKansas: #204 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,031 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Tate, so not publishedARTennessee: #504 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,953 boysTNNorth Carolina: #524 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,701 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Tate, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Tate, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Tate, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #386 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,239 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Tate, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Tate, so not publishedALGeorgia: #826 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,364 boysGAHawaii: #248 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,053 boysHITexas: #587 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 5,817 boysTXFlorida: #561 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 5,052 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Dakota#97 · 1 in 352
  2. North Dakota#164 · 1 in 757
  3. Montana#187 · 1 in 805
  4. Kansas#204 · 1 in 1,031
  5. Iowa#240 · 1 in 1,625

Best ever in a state: #35 in Wyoming, 2025.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#97111 in 352
North Dakota#16451 in 757
Montana#18751 in 805
Kansas#204151 in 1,031
Iowa#240101 in 1,625
Hawaii#24851 in 1,053
Minnesota#250161 in 1,802
Nebraska#26961 in 1,625
Idaho#28551 in 1,495
Michigan#308241 in 2,471
Utah#317101 in 1,912
Kentucky#32181 in 2,902
Connecticut#38351 in 3,692
Louisiana#386121 in 2,239
Indiana#409101 in 3,730
Pennsylvania#472131 in 5,076
Wisconsin#47361 in 4,790
Missouri#48371 in 4,915
Washington#48481 in 4,215
Colorado#48961 in 4,168
Arizona#49481 in 4,294
Tennessee#50471 in 4,953
Ohio#519121 in 5,834
North Carolina#524101 in 4,701
Florida#561171 in 5,052
Texas#587271 in 5,817
California#764231 in 10,678
Illinois#82281 in 9,956
Georgia#82661 in 8,364
New York#1,33461 in 19,149
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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
  • 17 spots since 2024 (#210 → #193)
  • 160 spots since 2020 (#353 → #193)
  • 227 spots since 2015 (#420 → #193)
  • Biggest jump: 346 spots in 1971 (#1,117 → #771)
  • Biggest drop: 205 spots in 1979 (#932 → #1,137)
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
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s53#1,771 (1916)#2,699
1920s59#2,446 (1923)#3,726
1930s20#2,629 (1936)#3,027
1940s44#2,574 (1945)#3,167
1950s42#2,495 (1951)#3,298
1960s295#1,198 (1969)#1,489
1970s804#771 (1971)#942
1980s655#1,044 (1981)#1,188
1990s2,768#463 (1999)#670
2000s6,477#382 (2005)#419
2010s7,288#357 (2013)#417
2020s8,895#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.

Tate in 1997

girls
#3,302
35 births · 1 in 49,735 girls
boys
#558
345 births · 1 in 5,464 boys

Top girls' names in 1997

  1. #1Emily25,734
  2. #2Jessica21,045
  3. #3Ashley20,897
  4. #4Sarah20,716
  5. #5Hannah20,597
  6. #6Samantha20,170
  7. #7Taylor19,504
  8. #8Alexis17,171
  9. #9Elizabeth15,430
  10. #10Madison15,189
  11. #3,302Tate35

Top boys' names in 1997

  1. #1Michael37,562
  2. #2Jacob34,163
  3. #3Matthew31,517
  4. #4Christopher29,108
  5. #5Joshua28,289
  6. #6Nicholas27,258
  7. #7Andrew25,208
  8. #8Brandon25,197
  9. #9Austin25,118
  10. #10Tyler24,879
  11. #558Tate345
More about 1997

girls

1,740,710 girls got a published name in 1997; 1 in 49,735 of them was named Tate, which outranked 79.6% of the 16,163 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tate
  1. #3,224Tyisha36
  2. #3,224Wilma36
  3. #3,224Zaynah36
  4. #3,302Tate35
  5. #3,302Adrienna35
  6. #3,302Alaura35
  7. #3,302Alejandrina35
  8. #3,365Adelaida34
  9. #3,365Adora34
  10. #3,365Adrionna34

Tied with 62 names at #3,302; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1996
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,582Yulisa#10,567 → #985
  2. ↑ 3,882Yulissa#4,306 → #424
  3. ↑ 2,634Tea#3,429 → #795
  4. ↑ 2,046Taya#2,901 → #855
  5. ↑ 1,202Julisa#1,930 → #728
Fallers
  1. ↓ 931Yamilex#707 → #1,638
  2. ↓ 477Suzette#998 → #1,475
  3. ↓ 457Chynna#834 → #1,291
  4. ↓ 396Moesha#547 → #943
  5. ↓ 377Daijah#975 → #1,352

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,885,140 boys got a published name in 1997; 1 in 5,464 of them was named Tate, which outranked 94.8% of the 10,814 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tate
  1. #555Gunnar347
  2. #556Mohamed346
  3. #556Toby346
  4. #558Tate345
  5. #559Darien344
  6. #560Mateo340
  7. #560Nathanial340
Biggest movers since 1996
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,420Jaret#2,145 → #725
  2. ↑ 712Kobe#1,265 → #553
  3. ↑ 580Ronaldo#1,465 → #885
  4. ↑ 420Jarett#1,334 → #914
  5. ↑ 416Gianni#1,093 → #677
Fallers
  1. ↓ 562Shaquille#662 → #1,224
  2. ↓ 373Dalvin#977 → #1,350
  3. ↓ 355Montel#990 → #1,345
  4. ↓ 328Codie#884 → #1,212
  5. ↓ 328Jair#884 → #1,212

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1997 →