Tate
Tate is an English gender-neutral given name and nickname.
Meaning & Origin of Tate
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tate is an English gender-neutral given name and nickname.
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The Story of Tate
As a girl name
Tate first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1975, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 100 Tates were born — ranking #1,978 that year. As of 2026, Tate ranks #1,978 for girls with 100 births, rising sharply (+128% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Tates have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Tate first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1912, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 2,019 Tates were born — ranking #177 that year. As of 2026, Tate ranks #177 for boys with 2,019 births, rising sharply (+127% over the past five years). In total, more than 29K Tates have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Tate
Tate is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 29K births in the dataset. Tate's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #177. Use the chart and map above to compare Tate'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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