Kate

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Kate is a given name of Greek origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 85,500 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 85,411 as girls and 89 as boys. Kate gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 2007 and has since declined significantly. It is the #764 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 569
2023 640
2022 695
2021 758
2020 765
2019 989
2018 1,163
2017 1,170
2016 1,389
2015 1,477
2014 1,620
2013 1,738
2012 1,643
2011 1,791
2010 1,490
2009 1,989
2008 2,421
2007 2,550
2006 2,441
2005 2,409
2004 2,227
2003 2,055
2002 1,667
2001 1,633
2000 1,397
1999 1,400
1998 1,139
1997 894
1996 811
1995 718
1994 752
1993 785
1992 839
1991 979
1990 1,038
1989 1,090
1988 1,153
1987 1,454
1986 1,454
1985 1,497
1984 1,558
1983 1,339
1982 1,341
1981 1,396
1980 1,337
1979 1,268
1978 998
1977 828
1976 530
1975 477
1974 352
1973 275
1972 257
1971 226
1970 294
1969 224
1968 196
1967 172
1966 179
1965 204
1964 211
1963 207
1962 218
1961 220
1960 207
1959 173
1958 156
1957 163
1956 108
1955 121
1954 101
1953 117
1952 101
1951 112
1950 107
1949 111
1948 109
1947 120
1946 89
1945 76
1944 89
1943 102
1942 101
1941 111
1940 94
1939 107
1938 95
1937 81
1936 95
1935 105
1934 94
1933 83
1932 97
1931 99
1930 111
1929 122
1928 131
1927 151
1926 164
1925 173
1924 222
1923 225
1922 234
1921 289
1920 255
1919 309
1918 302
1917 322
1916 318
1915 344
1914 311
1913 257
1912 260
1911 216
1910 206
1909 183
1908 191
1907 184
1906 196
1905 183
1904 213
1903 202
1902 218
1901 196
1900 297
1899 219
1898 297
1897 267
1896 303
1895 262
1894 328
1893 323
1892 345
1891 305
1890 352
1889 362
1888 360
1887 331
1886 335
1885 309
1884 344
1883 294
1882 293
1881 267
1880 299