Kate

Meaning and origin of Kate

Popularity of Kate in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2012.
• Over recent years, Kate has been falling (−4.7% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Kate every 128 schools, all spellings combined.

Kate in English-speaking countries

Kate ranks 44^th in Ireland and 141^st in Northern Ireland, against 1,514^th in France.

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  44^th girls’ name323 babies in 3 years1 girl in 201−10.3% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  141^st girls’ name40 babies in 3 years1 girl in 563

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  414^th girls’ name25 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,588

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  456^th girls’ name78 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,981−16.8% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  509^th girls’ name1,788 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,702−8.7% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  561^st girls’ name14 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,884

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  1,153^rd girls’ name86 babies in 3 years1 girl in 8,928−12.3% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Kaat (in French)abroad

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Kate

• Kim
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• Kelsy
• Jim
• Nell
• Lizzy
• Scarlett
• Eda
• Sandra
• Olive
• Hailie
• Blue