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 1950 and has been recorded in 33 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2012 with 106 babies (rank #131 that year). It was not in the 2017 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.

916

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

106

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
1950	1	#98
1951	1	#209
1984	2	#1,357
1985	2	#1,390
1986	3	#1,254
1987	3	#1,250
1988	4	#1,153
1989	4	#1,165
1990	2	#1,468
1991	2	#1,487
1992	6	#1,028
1993	8	#914
1994	8	#894
1995	4	#1,210
1996	4	#1,194
1997	6	#1,020
1998	13	#704
1999	11	#760
2000	14	#681
2001	12	#714
2002	14	#672
2003	32	#394
2004	28	#414
2005	33	#350
2006	32	#358
2007	49	#256
2008	67	#195
2009	53	#232
2010	93	#156
2011	94	#143
2012	106	#131
2013	103	#130
2014	102	#127