Tate
Girl name · #1376 in 2025 · Rare
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. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Tate in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Tate is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Tate will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Tate is most common
State-level data for Tate is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
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. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
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.