Kate

Girl name

Kate has been given to 86,076 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2007 and currently ranks #522 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin /keɪt/

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

86,076

Peak year

2007 (2,550 babies)

Rank in 2025

#522 for girls

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -61%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Famous people named Kate

Kate Winslet

English actress (born 1975)

Kate Hudson

American actress and singer (born 1979)

Katie Holmes

American actress (born 1978)

Käthe Kollwitz

German printmaker and sculptor (1867–1945)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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