Tate
Girl name · #1376 in 2025 · Uniqueness 35/100
Tate is currently the #1376 girl name in the United States — 160 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #4488, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 11,250 girls born in 2025 was named Tate.
The 50-year story
Tate first appears in the Social Security records in 1975, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 160 babies and a rank of #1373. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Tate per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Tate in class?
Tate scores 35 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Tate is most common
Geography matters for names, and Tate is no exception. In 2025 the states with the most Tates were TX (19), CA (8), GA (8), IA (8), CO (7). Raw counts naturally favor populous states, but the spread still hints at where the name is part of the local naming culture.
Names like Tate
Statistically, parents drawn to Tate tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Tyla, Tala, True, Dafne, and Drue.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Tate | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 160 | #1373 |
| 2024 | 83 | #2248 |
| 2023 | 77 | #2352 |
| 2022 | 80 | #2319 |
| 2021 | 37 | #3935 |
| 2020 | 34 | #4078 |
| 2019 | 28 | #4773 |
| 2018 | 39 | #3789 |
| 2017 | 52 | #3091 |
| 2016 | 21 | #5985 |
| 2015 | 31 | #4488 |
| 2014 | 27 | #5025 |
| 2013 | 24 | #5486 |
| 2012 | 21 | #6110 |
| 2011 | 27 | #5063 |
| 2010 | 30 | #4735 |
| 2009 | 25 | #5537 |
| 2008 | 41 | #3859 |
| 2007 | 36 | #4213 |
| 2006 | 36 | #4073 |
| 2005 | 50 | #3126 |
| 2004 | 51 | #3033 |
| 2003 | 48 | #3085 |
| 2002 | 52 | #2854 |
| 2001 | 42 | #3256 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Tate a popular girl name?
Tate ranked #1376 among girls in 2025 with 160 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4488.
When was the name Tate most popular?
Tate peaked in 2025, when 160 American girls received the name (ranked #1373 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Tate?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 11,250 newborn American girls was named Tate. It scores 35/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.