Kate

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Kate is a feminine given name. It is often a short form of Katherine, Caitlin, and other names.

From Wikipedia

Kate first appears in the data in 1973 and has been recorded in 40 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1981 with 612 babies (rank #14 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Kate

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Kate yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

13,634

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

612

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Bridgerton: Kate Sharma — Anthony's love interest

Famous people named Kate

Kate Winsletfilm actor · b. 1975
Kate Hudsonfilm actor · b. 1979
Kate Marafilm actor · b. 1983
Kate Chopinnovelist · b. 1850
Kate Walshfilm actor · b. 1967

More popular girls' names

Other girls' names starting with K

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1973	92	#95
1974	125	#87
1975	152	#77
1976	203	#60
1977	285	#40
1978	369	#28
1979	455	#18
1980	495	#15
1981	612	#14
1982	590	#15
1983	597	#14
1984	576	#14
1985	572	#13
1986	595	#11
1987	560	#13
1988	540	#17
1989	517	#17
1990	512	#17
1991	521	#16
1992	526	#15
1993	406	#25
1994	416	#20
1995	406	#23
1996	349	#28
1997	355	#29
1998	311	#33
1999	293	#35
2000	276	#36
2001	260	#36
2002	209	#54
2003	194	#56
2004	197	#48
2005	200	#54
2006	118	#61
2007	110	#65
2008	93	#84
2014	5	#331
2015	186	#102
2016	350	#73
2017	6	#257