Tate

Meaning: Possibly “radiant, glad, cheerful”
Origin: Old English — Possibly from Tata

Origin: Old Norse — Also traced to Táta, a personal name of unknown meaning

Boy's name · #194 in the US (2025) · Trending

95% boys · 5% girls — Tate is also given to girls: 160 in 2025, about 1 in 19 in recent years. Tate →

Popularity over time

Tate is climbing: on the charts since 1912, it reached #194 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 1,900 boys given the name last year. Roughly 27,000 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 46 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#127 in New Zealand (2025) · #301 in England & Wales (2025) · #314 in Scotland (2025) · #393 in N. Ireland (2025) · #224 in Canada (2024).

Famous Tates

Tate Donovan — American actor (born 1963)
Tate Taylor — American actor, screenwriter, film producer and director
Tate Reeves — 65th governor of Mississippi
Tate Smith — Australian canoeist
Tate Ellington — American actor

In stories & tradition

Tate — Lakota mythology
Tate Dutton — Yellowstone (TV series)

What Tates become

Among 75 notable people named Tate:

Sports figures appear 2.8× more often than among typical names — e.g. Tate Armstrong, American basketball player (born 1955).

Similar names: Barrett · Tatum · Dante · Stetson · Cade · Boone

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