Kate
#520 for girls in 2025, 576 births · Last seen for boys in 2005 at #11,472
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1880 · 299 births
- Debut · girls
- 299 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 7 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 85,987since 1880
Kate over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | #520 | 576 | — | |
| 2024 | #533 | 572 | — | |
| 2023 | #478 | 640 | — | |
| 2022 | #456 | 695 | — | |
| 2021 | #414 | 758 | — | |
| 2020 | #411 | 765 | — | |
| 2019 | #323 | 989 | — | |
| 2018 | #285 | 1,163 | — | |
| 2017 | #274 | 1,170 | — | |
| 2016 | #234 | 1,389 | — | |
| 2015 | #222 | 1,477 | — | |
| 2014 | #208 | 1,620 | — | |
| 2013 | #185 | 1,738 | — | |
| 2012 | #192 | 1,643 | — | |
| 2011 | #175 | 1,791 | — | |
| 2010 | #208 | 1,490 | — | |
| 2009 | #159 | 1,989 | — | |
| 2008 | #139 | 2,421 | — | |
| 2007 | #136 | 2,550 | — | |
| 2006 | #142 | 2,441 | — | |
| 2005 | #141 | 2,404 | #11,472 | 5 |
| 2004 | #147 | 2,218 | #7,536 | 9 |
| 2003 | #161 | 2,055 | — | |
| 2002 | #193 | 1,667 | — | |
| 2001 | #200 | 1,626 | #8,339 | 7 |
| 2000 | #225 | 1,397 | — | |
| 1999 | #229 | 1,400 | — | |
| 1998 | #272 | 1,139 | — | |
| 1997 | #323 | 894 | — | |
| 1996 | #344 | 811 | — | |
| 1995 | #364 | 718 | — | |
| 1994 | #351 | 752 | — | |
| 1993 | #335 | 785 | — | |
| 1992 | #324 | 839 | — | |
| 1991 | #288 | 979 | — | |
| 1990 | #270 | 1,038 | — | |
| 1989 | #248 | 1,080 | #4,811 | 10 |
| 1988 | #230 | 1,153 | — | |
| 1987 | #191 | 1,449 | #6,951 | 5 |
| 1986 | #186 | 1,442 | #3,882 | 11 |
| 1985 | #179 | 1,491 | #5,785 | 6 |
| 1984 | #178 | 1,553 | #6,315 | 5 |
| 1983 | #199 | 1,333 | #6,238 | 5 |
| 1982 | #202 | 1,341 | — | |
| 1981 | #192 | 1,397 | — | |
| 1980 | #197 | 1,329 | #4,495 | 8 |
| 1979 | #208 | 1,260 | #4,403 | 8 |
| 1978 | #243 | 998 | — | |
| 1977 | #290 | 828 | — | |
| 1976 | #387 | 530 | — | |
| 1975 | #422 | 477 | — | |
| 1974 | #500 | 352 | — | |
| 1973 | #578 | 275 | — | |
| 1972 | #610 | 257 | — | |
| 1971 | #682 | 225 | — | |
| 1970 | #597 | 294 | — | |
| 1969 | #662 | 224 | — | |
| 1968 | #694 | 195 | — | |
| 1967 | #750 | 172 | — | |
| 1966 | #736 | 179 | — | |
| 1965 | #690 | 203 | — | |
| 1964 | #713 | 211 | — | |
| 1963 | #707 | 207 | — | |
| 1962 | #698 | 218 | — | |
| 1961 | #706 | 220 | — | |
| 1960 | #707 | 208 | — | |
| 1959 | #773 | 173 | — | |
| 1958 | #806 | 156 | — | |
| 1957 | #790 | 163 | — | |
| 1956 | #969 | 108 | — | |
| 1955 | #883 | 121 | — | |
| 1954 | #965 | 101 | — | |
| 1953 | #867 | 117 | — | |
| 1952 | #921 | 101 | — | |
| 1951 | #846 | 112 | — | |
| 1950 | #855 | 107 | — | |
| 1949 | #835 | 111 | — | |
| 1948 | #837 | 109 | — | |
| 1947 | #791 | 120 | — | |
| 1946 | #881 | 89 | — | |
| 1945 | #863 | 76 | — | |
| 1944 | #808 | 89 | — | |
| 1943 | #768 | 102 | — | |
| 1942 | #752 | 101 | — | |
| 1941 | #669 | 111 | — | |
| 1940 | #718 | 94 | — | |
| 1939 | #655 | 107 | — | |
| 1938 | #705 | 95 | — | |
| 1937 | #752 | 81 | — | |
| 1936 | #683 | 95 | — | |
| 1935 | #635 | 105 | — | |
| 1934 | #689 | 94 | — | |
| 1933 | #714 | 83 | — | |
| 1932 | #688 | 97 | — | |
| 1931 | #667 | 99 | — | |
| 1930 | #652 | 111 | — | |
| 1929 | #621 | 122 | — | |
| 1928 | #615 | 131 | — | |
| 1927 | #577 | 151 | — | |
| 1926 | #547 | 164 | — | |
| 1925 | #544 | 173 | — | |
| 1924 | #468 | 222 | — | |
| 1923 | #458 | 225 | — | |
| 1922 | #443 | 234 | — | |
| 1921 | #398 | 289 | — | |
| 1920 | #415 | 255 | — | |
| 1919 | #368 | 309 | — | |
| 1918 | #378 | 302 | — | |
| 1917 | #350 | 322 | — | |
| 1916 | #346 | 318 | — | |
| 1915 | #325 | 339 | #3,825 | 5 |
| 1914 | #296 | 311 | — | |
| 1913 | #297 | 257 | — | |
| 1912 | #281 | 260 | — | |
| 1911 | #264 | 216 | — | |
| 1910 | #270 | 206 | — | |
| 1909 | #265 | 183 | — | |
| 1908 | #251 | 191 | — | |
| 1907 | #254 | 184 | — | |
| 1906 | #223 | 196 | — | |
| 1905 | #234 | 183 | — | |
| 1904 | #207 | 213 | — | |
| 1903 | #208 | 202 | — | |
| 1902 | #200 | 213 | #1,137 | 5 |
| 1901 | #202 | 196 | — | |
| 1900 | #180 | 297 | — | |
| 1899 | #187 | 219 | — | |
| 1898 | #168 | 297 | — | |
| 1897 | #167 | 267 | — | |
| 1896 | #154 | 303 | — | |
| 1895 | #162 | 262 | — | |
| 1894 | #133 | 328 | — | |
| 1893 | #132 | 323 | — | |
| 1892 | #126 | 345 | — | |
| 1891 | #127 | 305 | — | |
| 1890 | #116 | 352 | — | |
| 1889 | #105 | 362 | — | |
| 1888 | #107 | 360 | — | |
| 1887 | #102 | 331 | — | |
| 1886 | #100 | 335 | — | |
| 1885 | #96 | 309 | — | |
| 1884 | #86 | 344 | — | |
| 1883 | #90 | 294 | — | |
| 1882 | #87 | 293 | — | |
| 1881 | #86 | 267 | — | |
| 1880 | #79 | 299 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Kate was already there! It came in at #79, and was given to 299 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1930–1946, when fewer than 120 girls a year got the name.
Where Kate is popular in 1939
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Virginia#321 · 1 in 2,979
- Georgia#348 · 1 in 3,111
- Alabama#355 · 1 in 3,149
- Tennessee#370 · 1 in 3,880
- South Carolina#376 · 1 in 3,525
Best ever in a state: #22 in Utah, 2008.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | #321 | 8 | 1 in 2,979 |
| Georgia | #348 | 10 | 1 in 3,111 |
| Alabama | #355 | 9 | 1 in 3,149 |
| Tennessee | #370 | 7 | 1 in 3,880 |
| South Carolina | #376 | 6 | 1 in 3,525 |
| New York | #439 | 13 | 1 in 6,553 |
| Mississippi | #444 | 5 | 1 in 4,408 |
| Kentucky | #445 | 5 | 1 in 5,515 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Kate
- 13 spots since 2024 (#533 → #520)
- 109 spots since 2020 (#411 → #520)
- 298 spots since 2015 (#222 → #520)
- Biggest jump: 179 spots in 1957 (#969 → #790)
- Biggest drop: 98 spots in 1954 (#867 → #965)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #79 (299 births)
- Births halved by 1928, 48 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 7 yrs · run 1880–1886
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 304 girls born in 1880 were named Kate (0.33%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,790 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
- 24.2% of all girls named Kate (20,768) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #79 (1880) → #969 (1956) → #136 (2007)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,194 | #79 (1880) | #94 |
| 1890s | 3,001 | #116 (1890) | #147 |
| 1900s | 2,058 | #180 (1900) | #222 |
| 1910s | 2,840 | #264 (1911) | #318 |
| 1920s | 1,966 | #398 (1921) | #509 |
| 1930s | 967 | #635 (1935) | #684 |
| 1940s | 1,002 | #669 (1941) | #792 |
| 1950s | 1,259 | #773 (1959) | #868 |
| 1960s | 2,037 | #662 (1969) | #706 |
| 1970s | 5,496 | #208 (1979) | #452 |
| 1980s | 13,568 | #178 (1984) | #200 |
| 1990s | 9,355 | #229 (1999) | #310 |
| 2000s | 20,768 | #136 (2007) | #164 |
| 2010s | 14,470 | #175 (2011) | #231 |
| 2020s | 4,006 | #411 (2020) | #469 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Kate in 1939
Top girls' names in 1939
More about 1939
girls
1,096,612 girls got a published name in 1939; 1 in 10,249 of them was named Kate, which outranked 86.8% of the 4,950 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #652Celeste108
- #652Lucretia108
- #652Ursula108
- #655Kate107
- #655Charleen107
- #655Madge107
- #655Margret107
- #661Birdie106
- #661Pearline106
- #661Petra106
Tied with 5 names at #655; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.