How Many People Are Named Cate Blanchett?

There are approximately 1 people named Cate Blanchett living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Cate with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Blanchett. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1

1 in 342,754,338 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

Cate: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Cate. The peak year was 2008 with 152 births. The average person named Cate today is 18 years old.

0 30 61 91 122 152 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020

Ancestry of the First Name Cate

In the 2020 Census, the first name Cate was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (84.84%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (4.89%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (4.70%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Cate in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Cate rose or fell over time.

White
84.84%
Black
1.03%
Hispanic
4.89%
Asian/Pacific Islander
4.70%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.42%
Two or More Races
4.13%

Ancestry of the Blanchett Surname

The surname Blanchett was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Blanchett in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White
76.01%
Black
14.99%
Hispanic
3.45%
Asian/Pacific Islander
0.90%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.75%
Two or More Races
3.90%

How we calculated this

The first name "Cate" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Blanchett" appears at a rate of 0.22 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Cate are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Cate Blanchett: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Cate Blanchett?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Cate Blanchett are alive in the United States today. The first name Cate is shared by 1,754 Americans, and the surname Blanchett is shared by 765.

How rare is the name Cate Blanchett?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. The first name Cate is rare and the surname Blanchett is very rare.

Is Cate a male or female name?

Cate is predominantly female, with 0.0% of bearers being male and 100.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 2008 and the average bearer today is 18 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Cate?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Cate was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (84.84%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (4.89%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (4.70%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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