Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Kate

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2007

Peak era

2007

Peak rank proxy

2,550

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1880Peak 20072024

Peak year

2007

Decline from peak

77.7%

2024

569

All-time

85,411

Kate 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 2007, when 2,550 girls were named Kate.

In 2024, only 569 girls were given the name.

Down 77.7% from its peak.

All told, about 85,411 Americans have been named Kate and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2007

20072,550 girls named Kate

2024569 girls named Kate

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