Tate
Boy name · #193 in 2025 · Well-known
Tate ranks #193 among American boys' names as of 2025, with 1,862 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #420, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 967 boys born in 2025 was named Tate.
Babies named Tate per year. Source: SSA.
The 113-year story
Tate first appears in the Social Security records in 1912, when 6 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 1,862 babies and a rank of #193. 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.
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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 "well-known". A low score means broad familiarity: teachers will spell it right, and your child may share it with a classmate. For many families that's a feature, not a bug.
Where Tate is most common
Geography matters for names, and Tate is no exception. Adjusted for how many boys are born in each state, Tate is most common in WY (10 per 1,000), MT (4.5 per 1,000), SD (4.4 per 1,000), IA (4.3 per 1,000), ND (3.9 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 1.3 per 1,000 boys. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Tate is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
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 Tatum, Kade, Nico, Jett, and Lane.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Tate | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,862 | #193 |
| 2024 | 1,700 | #210 |
| 2023 | 1,854 | #197 |
| 2022 | 1,489 | #234 |
| 2021 | 1,092 | #304 |
| 2020 | 898 | #353 |
| 2019 | 698 | #437 |
| 2018 | 582 | #494 |
| 2017 | 682 | #450 |
| 2016 | 691 | #448 |
| 2015 | 742 | #420 |
| 2014 | 803 | #388 |
| 2013 | 880 | #357 |
| 2012 | 769 | #388 |
| 2011 | 724 | #393 |
| 2010 | 717 | #395 |
| 2009 | 636 | #441 |
| 2008 | 672 | #432 |
| 2007 | 711 | #412 |
| 2006 | 710 | #411 |
| 2005 | 759 | #382 |
| 2004 | 700 | #387 |
| 2003 | 644 | #403 |
| 2002 | 535 | #455 |
| 2001 | 563 | #431 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Tate a popular boy name?
Tate ranked #193 among boys in 2025 with 1,862 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #420.
When was the name Tate most popular?
Tate peaked in 2025, when 1,862 American boys received the name (ranked #193 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 967 newborn American boys was named Tate. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "well-known".
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.