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Baby name

Kate

Girl

Origin of the name

Kate is a pet form of Katherine.

Classic name

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2007 was its best year: 2,550 births, or 1 baby in 1,568. Few fads, plenty of staying power: it appears in 146 years out of 146. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 520.
85,987births since 1880
2000sgeneration
No. 136rank at its peak, in 2007

Where babies named Kate are born

2007

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The darker the blue, the more common Kate is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Kate is most common in Utah (3.6 times), New Hampshire (2) and Connecticut (1.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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Names from the same era

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