How Many People Are Named Marykate?
An estimated 2,059 people in the United States have the first name Marykate. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Marykate peaked in popularity in 2001 with 85 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marykate 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 Marykate paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,059
About 1 in 166,466 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2001
85 births
Total Registered
2,145
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marykate
Marykate is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,145 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Marykate as a female name
Ranked #4,521 in 2024
31 female births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (85 births)
Marykate: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marykate span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 668 babies were registered. Marykate has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marykate by Decade
How has Marykate 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.
Marykate by State
Birth registrations for Marykate span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey. The lowest are in Texas, Florida, Connecticut. On average, about 88 Marykates were registered per state.
Marykate + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marykate as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Marykate: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marykate?
We estimate approximately 2,059 people named Marykate 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 166,466 Americans share this first name.
Is Marykate a common name?
Marykate is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,145 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marykate most popular?
Marykate reached peak popularity in 2001, when 85 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marykate is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marykate a female name?
Marykate is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marykate Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marykate Smith, Marykate Johnson, Marykate 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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