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
- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 1,862 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 27,400since 1912
Tate over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. 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 | #1,373 | 160 | #193 | 1,862 |
| 2024 | #2,248 | 83 | #210 | 1,700 |
| 2023 | #2,352 | 77 | #197 | 1,854 |
| 2022 | #2,319 | 80 | #234 | 1,489 |
| 2021 | #3,935 | 37 | #304 | 1,092 |
| 2020 | #4,078 | 34 | #353 | 898 |
| 2019 | #4,773 | 28 | #437 | 698 |
| 2018 | #3,789 | 39 | #494 | 582 |
| 2017 | #3,091 | 52 | #450 | 682 |
| 2016 | #5,985 | 21 | #448 | 691 |
| 2015 | #4,488 | 31 | #420 | 742 |
| 2014 | #5,025 | 27 | #388 | 803 |
| 2013 | #5,486 | 24 | #357 | 880 |
| 2012 | #6,110 | 21 | #388 | 769 |
| 2011 | #5,063 | 27 | #393 | 724 |
| 2010 | #4,735 | 30 | #395 | 717 |
| 2009 | #5,537 | 25 | #441 | 636 |
| 2008 | #3,859 | 41 | #432 | 672 |
| 2007 | #4,213 | 36 | #412 | 711 |
| 2006 | #4,073 | 36 | #411 | 710 |
| 2005 | #3,126 | 50 | #382 | 759 |
| 2004 | #3,033 | 51 | #387 | 700 |
| 2003 | #3,085 | 48 | #403 | 644 |
| 2002 | #2,854 | 52 | #455 | 535 |
| 2001 | #3,256 | 42 | #431 | 563 |
| 2000 | #2,508 | 60 | #436 | 547 |
| 1999 | #3,313 | 38 | #463 | 492 |
| 1998 | #2,846 | 46 | #512 | 411 |
| 1997 | #3,302 | 35 | #558 | 345 |
| 1996 | #3,569 | 31 | #586 | 307 |
| 1995 | #4,348 | 23 | #669 | 246 |
| 1994 | #3,536 | 31 | #644 | 260 |
| 1993 | #3,987 | 26 | #669 | 236 |
| 1992 | #3,581 | 30 | #686 | 227 |
| 1991 | #5,659 | 16 | #915 | 132 |
| 1990 | #6,131 | 14 | #995 | 112 |
| 1989 | #7,449 | 10 | #1,228 | 76 |
| 1988 | — | #1,130 | 78 | |
| 1987 | #7,353 | 9 | #1,123 | 73 |
| 1986 | #8,523 | 7 | #1,136 | 69 |
| 1985 | #9,307 | 6 | #1,181 | 63 |
| 1984 | — | #1,444 | 44 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,120 | 64 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,310 | 51 | |
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 | #1,044 | 76 |
| 1980 | — | #1,166 | 61 | |
| 1979 | #10,210 | 5 | #1,137 | 62 |
| 1978 | — | #932 | 86 | |
| 1977 | — | #882 | 92 | |
| 1976 | #8,156 | 6 | #897 | 85 |
| 1975 | #9,067 | 5 | #886 | 87 |
| 1974 | — | #903 | 80 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,006 | 64 | |
| 1972 | — | #889 | 81 | |
| 1971 | — | #771 | 113 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,117 | 54 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,198 | 43 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,206 | 40 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,411 | 29 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,401 | 30 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,360 | 32 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,655 | 23 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,455 | 29 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,117 | 15 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,602 | 25 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,486 | 29 | |
| 1959 | — | #3,290 | 7 | |
| 1958 | — | #3,944 | 5 | |
| 1957 | — | #3,552 | 6 | |
| 1956 | — | — | ||
| 1955 | — | — | ||
| 1954 | — | #3,827 | 5 | |
| 1953 | — | — | ||
| 1952 | — | #2,680 | 9 | |
| 1951 | — | #2,495 | 10 | |
| 1950 | — | — | ||
| 1949 | — | #3,298 | 6 | |
| 1948 | — | #3,316 | 6 | |
| 1947 | — | #3,096 | 7 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,919 | 7 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,574 | 8 | |
| 1944 | — | #3,430 | 5 | |
| 1943 | — | #3,538 | 5 | |
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| 1938 | — | #3,175 | 6 | |
| 1937 | — | — | ||
| 1936 | — | #2,629 | 8 | |
| 1935 | — | — | ||
| 1934 | — | #3,277 | 6 | |
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| 1929 | — | #3,959 | 5 | |
| 1928 | — | — | ||
| 1927 | — | #3,780 | 6 | |
| 1926 | — | #4,201 | 5 | |
| 1925 | — | #3,408 | 7 | |
| 1924 | — | #4,347 | 5 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,446 | 12 | |
| 1922 | — | #3,252 | 8 | |
| 1921 | — | #4,322 | 5 | |
| 1920 | — | #3,815 | 6 | |
| 1919 | — | — | ||
| 1918 | — | #3,096 | 8 | |
| 1917 | — | #3,981 | 5 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,771 | 17 | |
| 1915 | — | #2,621 | 9 | |
| 1914 | — | #2,457 | 8 | |
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| 1912 | — | #2,269 | 6 | |
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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 2009
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Iowa#87 · 1 in 323
- South Dakota#100 · 1 in 275
- Utah#131 · 1 in 489
- Wyoming#153 · 1 in 414
- North Dakota#193 · 1 in 665
Best ever in a state: #35 in Wyoming, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | #87 | 49 | 1 in 323 |
| South Dakota | #100 | 15 | 1 in 275 |
| Utah | #131 | 47 | 1 in 489 |
| Wyoming | #153 | 5 | 1 in 414 |
| North Dakota | #193 | 5 | 1 in 665 |
| Nebraska | #198 | 14 | 1 in 741 |
| Montana | #199 | 6 | 1 in 667 |
| Idaho | #229 | 10 | 1 in 877 |
| Colorado | #251 | 27 | 1 in 1,065 |
| Kansas | #270 | 14 | 1 in 1,196 |
| Minnesota | #275 | 21 | 1 in 1,391 |
| Louisiana | #313 | 17 | 1 in 1,473 |
| Mississippi | #331 | 9 | 1 in 1,656 |
| Oregon | #341 | 12 | 1 in 1,610 |
| Missouri | #343 | 18 | 1 in 1,859 |
| Connecticut | #359 | 7 | 1 in 2,185 |
| Ohio | #364 | 26 | 1 in 2,410 |
| Alabama | #369 | 12 | 1 in 2,013 |
| Michigan | #388 | 21 | 1 in 2,350 |
| Oklahoma | #395 | 11 | 1 in 1,950 |
| Kentucky | #405 | 9 | 1 in 2,603 |
| Tennessee | #406 | 15 | 1 in 2,421 |
| Arkansas | #420 | 7 | 1 in 2,146 |
| Indiana | #432 | 14 | 1 in 2,670 |
| Illinois | #468 | 24 | 1 in 3,023 |
| Nevada | #469 | 5 | 1 in 2,871 |
| Georgia | #476 | 21 | 1 in 2,811 |
| Arizona | #477 | 13 | 1 in 3,072 |
| North Carolina | #505 | 16 | 1 in 3,365 |
| Wisconsin | #516 | 8 | 1 in 3,588 |
| Washington | #534 | 11 | 1 in 3,360 |
| Massachusetts | #547 | 7 | 1 in 4,437 |
| Texas | #563 | 46 | 1 in 4,053 |
| Virginia | #631 | 9 | 1 in 4,684 |
| Maryland | #761 | 5 | 1 in 5,751 |
| Florida | #804 | 15 | 1 in 6,353 |
| Pennsylvania | #847 | 8 | 1 in 7,765 |
| California | #851 | 27 | 1 in 8,968 |
| New York | #962 | 13 | 1 in 8,285 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1912
- Peaked 2025 at #193 (1,862 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 43 yrs · run 1990–2025
- Highest: 1 in 917 boys born in 2025 were named Tate (0.11%)
- 32.5% of all boys named Tate (8,895) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 53 | #1,771 (1916) | #2,699 |
| 1920s | 59 | #2,446 (1923) | #3,726 |
| 1930s | 20 | #2,629 (1936) | #3,027 |
| 1940s | 44 | #2,574 (1945) | #3,167 |
| 1950s | 42 | #2,495 (1951) | #3,298 |
| 1960s | 295 | #1,198 (1969) | #1,489 |
| 1970s | 804 | #771 (1971) | #942 |
| 1980s | 655 | #1,044 (1981) | #1,188 |
| 1990s | 2,768 | #463 (1999) | #670 |
| 2000s | 6,477 | #382 (2005) | #419 |
| 2010s | 7,288 | #357 (2013) | #417 |
| 2020s | 8,895 | #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 2009
Top girls' names in 2009
Top boys' names in 2009
More about 2009
girls
1,837,114 girls got a published name in 2009; 1 in 73,485 of them was named Tate, which outranked 72.6% of the 20,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #5,378Yeraldin26
- #5,378Zeniah26
- #5,378Zully26
- #5,537Tate25
- #5,537Abigaile25
- #5,537Acelyn25
- #5,537Adalyne25
- #5,709Aaniya24
- #5,709Aasiyah24
- #5,709Aerilyn24
Tied with 171 names at #5,537; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,983,573 boys got a published name in 2009; 1 in 3,119 of them was named Tate, which outranked 97.0% of the 14,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).