Tate
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning cheerful; from a surname.
How Tate has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #419 |
| 2016 | #448 |
| 2017 | #450 |
| 2018 | #494 |
| 2019 | #437 |
| 2020 | #353 |
| 2021 | #304 |
| 2022 | #234 |
| 2023 | #197 |
| 2024 | #210 |
| 2025 | #194 |
Tate by the numbers
In 2025, 152 babies in England and Wales were named Tate. In the US, 729 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 880 babies in 2013, making it a 2010s name.
At its height, in 2005, about 1 in 2,800 American babies born that year was called Tate.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Tate. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Tate
Names that are said the same way as Tate, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Taitcheerful, lively16 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean joy
Like Tate, each of these has joy in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Abigailmy father's joy10,557 in the US (2017)
- Asherhappy, blessed6,076 in the US (2017)
- Edendelight, paradise594 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jocelyncheerful or joyful; from Jocundus1,828 in the US (2017)
- Felixhappy; fortunate811 in England and Wales (2025)
- Tatumcheerful or bringer of joy1,159 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Tate
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