Trend of the Popularity of Kate as a Female Baby Name in the US

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 569 female babies that were named Kate in the US, which was 0.04% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Kate peaked as a female baby name in the US in 2007 with a count of 2,550 babies, which was 0.13% of the total female babies born in the US in 2007.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of female babies in the US that were named Kate, and the second chart shows the percent of female babies in the US that were named Kate.

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Kate in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Kate in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in the US who were named Kate from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Kate as a Female Baby Name in the us

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Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	1329	0.08
1981	1396	0.08
1982	1341	0.08
1983	1334	0.08
1984	1553	0.09
1985	1491	0.09
1986	1443	0.08
1987	1449	0.08
1988	1153	0.07
1989	1080	0.06
1990	1038	0.06
1991	979	0.05
1992	839	0.05
1993	785	0.04
1994	752	0.04
1995	718	0.04
1996	811	0.05
1997	894	0.05
1998	1139	0.06
1999	1400	0.08
2000	1397	0.08
2001	1626	0.09
2002	1667	0.09
2003	2055	0.11
2004	2218	0.12
2005	2404	0.13
2006	2441	0.13
2007	2550	0.13
2008	2421	0.13
2009	1989	0.11
2010	1490	0.08
2011	1791	0.10
2012	1643	0.09
2013	1738	0.10
2014	1620	0.09
2015	1477	0.08
2016	1389	0.08
2017	1170	0.07
2018	1163	0.07
2019	989	0.06
2020	765	0.05
2021	758	0.05
2022	695	0.04
2023	640	0.04
2024	569	0.04