How popular is the name Tate?

Tate ranks 664th among boys' names in US records, with 28,392 births since 1912. Over the past decade it accounts for 10,532.

Is Tate a unisex name?

No. Tate is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2023, when 1,856 children were given the name. It has been in use for 113 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Tait, Taite. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#664 of boy names

Pronounced T EY1 T (ARPABET)

Tate is a boys' name, and first appears in 1912. It has been given to 28,392 children — the 664th most common boys' name on record.

It is gaining, with the past decade running 36% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2023, when 1,856 children were given it.

Two other spellings are counted in that total — Tait and Taite — because they are pronounced identically.

2023Boys: 1,856Girls: 82

These spellings sound identical to Tate and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Tate?: Tate ranks 664th among boys' names in US records, with 28,392 births since 1912. Over the past decade it accounts for 10,532.
Is Tate a unisex name?: No. Tate is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Tate most popular?: 2023, when 1,856 children were given the name. It has been in use for 113 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Tate spelled?: Tait, Taite. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.