How Many People Are Named Kate?
An estimated 68,455 people in the United States have the first name Kate. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Kate peaked in popularity in 2007 with 2,550 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kate as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kate paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Kate is overwhelmingly female, 89 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
68,455
About 1 in 5,007 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
2007
2,550 births
Total Registered
85,500
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kate
Kate is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 85,500 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Kate as a male name
Ranked #12,401 in 2005
5 male births in 2005
Peak: 1986 (11 births)
Kate as a female name
Ranked #535 in 2024
569 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (2,550 births)
Kate: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kate span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 20,789 babies were registered. Kate has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kate by Decade
How has Kate tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,194 | 0 | 3,194 | |
| 1890s | 3,001 | 0 | 3,001 | |
| 1900s | 2,063 | 5 | 2,058 | |
| 1910s | 2,845 | 5 | 2,840 | |
| 1920s | 1,966 | 0 | 1,966 | |
| 1930s | 967 | 0 | 967 | |
| 1940s | 1,002 | 0 | 1,002 | |
| 1950s | 1,259 | 0 | 1,259 | |
| 1960s | 2,038 | 0 | 2,038 | |
| 1970s | 5,505 | 8 | 5,497 | |
| 1980s | 13,619 | 50 | 13,569 | |
| 1990s | 9,355 | 0 | 9,355 | |
| 2000s | 20,789 | 21 | 20,768 | |
| 2010s | 14,470 | 0 | 14,470 | |
| 2020s | 3,427 | 0 | 3,427 | |
Kate by State
Birth registrations for Kate span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Wyoming, Delaware, Hawaii. On average, about 1,428 Kates were registered per state.
Kate + Last Name Combinations
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Kate: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kate?
We estimate approximately 68,455 people named Kate are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 5,007 Americans share this first name.
Is Kate a common name?
Kate is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 85,500 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kate most popular?
Kate reached peak popularity in 2007, when 2,550 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kate is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kate a female name?
Kate is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kate Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kate Smith, Kate Johnson, Kate Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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