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Tate

Boy

Meaning of Tate: Norse: 'cheerful'

Tate is a boy's name most strongly associated with Norse naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is climbing quickly in the charts right now — 188th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 364th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#188

2,022 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#364

119 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

28,955

First recorded 1912 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: trending

Popularity over time

1981: 81 babies1982: 51 babies1983: 64 babies1984: 44 babies1985: 69 babies1986: 76 babies1987: 82 babies1988: 78 babies1989: 86 babies1990: 126 babies19901991: 148 babies1992: 257 babies1993: 262 babies1994: 291 babies1995: 269 babies1996: 338 babies1997: 380 babies1998: 457 babies1999: 530 babies2000: 607 babies20002001: 605 babies2002: 587 babies2003: 692 babies2004: 751 babies2005: 809 babies2006: 746 babies2007: 747 babies2008: 713 babies2009: 661 babies2010: 747 babies20102011: 751 babies2012: 790 babies2013: 904 babies2014: 830 babies2015: 773 babies2016: 712 babies2017: 734 babies2018: 621 babies2019: 726 babies2020: 932 babies20202021: 1,129 babies2022: 1,569 babies2023: 1,931 babies2024: 1,783 babies2025: 2,022 babies
US babies named Tate per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 2,022.

Gender split

95% boys · 5% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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