Tate

Boy name

Tate has been given to 28,955 babies in the U.S. since 1912. It peaked in 2025 and currently ranks #194 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /teɪt/

From Middle English *Tate, partially from Old English Tāta, from Proto-West Germanic *tait, from Proto-Germanic *taitaz (“radiant, glad, cheerful, tender”); and partially from Old Norse Táta, a personal name of unknown meaning. Doublet of Tait and Zeiss.

Origin: Old English

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

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

28,955

Peak year

2025 (2,022 babies)

Rank in 2025

#194 for boys

First recorded

1912

10-year trend

▲ +162%

Gender split

5% girls / 95% boys

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