How Many People Are Named Pate?
An estimated 191 people in the United States have the first name Pate. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Pate peaked in popularity in 2003 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pate 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 Pate paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
191
About 1 in 1,794,525 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2003
13 births
Total Registered
272
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pate
Pate is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 272 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Pate as a male name
Ranked #13,684 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (13 births)
Pate: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pate span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 67 babies were registered. While Pate is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Pate by Decade
How has Pate 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.
Pate by State
Pate + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Pate as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Pate
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Pate: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pate?
We estimate approximately 191 people named Pate 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 1,794,525 Americans share this first name.
Is Pate a common name?
Pate is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 272 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pate most popular?
Pate reached peak popularity in 2003, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pate is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pate a male name?
Pate is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pate Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pate Smith, Pate Johnson, Pate 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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