Feminine dossier · first seen 1980

Cate

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Cate
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2008

Peak era

2008

Peak rank proxy

152

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Z

1980Peak 20082024

Peak year

2008

Decline from peak

82.9%

2024

All-time

1,778

Cate is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2008, when 152 girls were named Cate.

In 2024, only 26 girls were given the name.

Down 82.9% from its peak.

All told, about 1,778 Americans have been named Cate and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1980.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen Z

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2008

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