Kate

KAYT

English, diminutive of Katherine

"pure"

Kate Origin and Meaning

Variation of Catherine

Kate Rank in US Top 1000

# 535 in the US

Kate Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 277 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Kate

• 535 US 2024
• 277 Nameberry 2025
• 742 England 2021
• 47 Ireland 2024
• 81 New Zealand 2014
• 191 Germany 2016
• 98 Netherlands 2021

20 Names Similar to Kate

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• Hannah
• Molly
• Annabelle
• Annie
• Natalie
• Julia
• Abigail
• Laura
• Sarah
• Amy
• Isabel
• Katherine
• Rachel
• Anna
• Leah
• Emily
• Gracie
• Madeline
• Rebecca
• Lauren

Famous People Named Kate

• Catherine Elizabeth "Kate" Middleton Duchess of Cambridge
• Kate Elizabeth Winslet English actress
• Catherine Ann "Kate" Bosworth American actress
• Kathrin Romary "Kate" Beckinsale English actress
• Katherine Kiernan Maria "Kate" Mulgrew American actress
• Catherine "Kate" Bush English singer,songwriter
• Kathleen "Kate" Capshaw American actress
• Kate Cary English novelist
• Kate Elliott pen name of American novelist Alis A. Rasmussen
• Katherine "Kate" Chopin American author
• Kate Wolf (born Kathryn Louise Allen) American singer songwriter
• Katrina Elizabeth "Kate" DiCamillo American children's novelist
• Katie Irene "Kate" Gosselin American TV personality
• Kate Garry Hudson American actress
• Kate Rooney Mara American actress; sister of Rooney Mara
• Kathleen Mary Louise "Kate" O'Brien Irish novelist
• Kate O'Toole Irish actress
• Catherine Elizabeth "Kate" Pierson American singer
• Katherine Noel "Kate" Spade American fashion designer
• Kate Victoria "KT" Tunstall Scottish singer,songwriter
• Katherine Elizabeth "Kate" Upton American supermodel
• Kate Micucci American singer, songwriter, and actress
• Kate Atkinson English novlist
• Kathleen Erin "Kate" Walsh American actress
• Kathryn "Kate" McKinnon American actress and comedian
• Kate Moss English supermodel
• Katrien "Kate" Ryan Belgian singer
• Kate Anna Rusby English singer,songwriter
• Kate Tsui (Tsz shan), Hong Kong actress; Miss Hong Kong 2004
• Kate Todd Canadian actress and singer
• Kate Taylor American singer
• Katherine Patricia "Kate" Flannery American actress
• Kate Marie Nash English singer,songwriter
• Kathryn "Kate" Smith American singer
• Kate Lauren French American actress
• Kate del Castillo Mexican Actress
• Kate Vernon Canadian actress
• Kate Levering American actress
• Kate Lynn Nauta American model and actress
• Patricia Colleen "Kate" Nelligan Canadian actress
• Kate Zambreno American novelist
• Kate Marie Ziegler American swimmer
• Kate Elizabeth Voegele American singer
• Kate Jenkinson Australian actress
• Kate Earl American singer
• Kate Isitt English actress
• Kate O'Hearn Canadian novelist
• Kate Ashfield British actress
• Kate O'Mara (born Frances Meredith Carroll) English actress
• Kate White American editor and novelist
• Kate Elizabeth Hansen American luger
• (Lucy) Kate Jackson American actress
• Elli Kate Norkett Welsh Rugby player
• Kate Griffiths (b. 2012) daughter of YouTube vloggers Beau & Emily Griffiths from the channel A Griffiths Life Vlogs

The name Kate in Pop Culture

• Katherina "Kate" Minola main character in Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew"
• 'Kiss Me Kate' musical by Cole Porter based on "The Taming of the Shrew"
• Kate Lloyd character in "The Thing" series
• Katherine "Kate" Austen main character on TV's "Lost"
• Kate Wetherall character in "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
• Kate/Katarine character in book series "The City of Flamespell"
• Kate "Puck" Connolly character in "The Scorpio Races" by Maggie Stiefvater
• Kate text editor for KDE software
• Kate Gordon character in "The Basic Eight" by Daniel Handler
• Kate Randall character on TV's "Pretty Little Liars"
• Kate Pearson character on TV's "This Is Us"
• Kate Daniels title character in book series by Ilona Andrews
• Kate Bettany main character on British TV's 'Bedlam'
• Kate Lockley a minor character on TV's 'Angel'
• Kate character in James Patterson's Maximum Ride
• "Kissing Kate " novel by Lauren Myracle
• Katherine "Kate" Kavanagh minor character in '50 Shades of Grey'
• Katherine "Kate" Fitzgerald character in Jodi Picoult's "My Sister's Keeper"
• Caitlin "Kate" Todd character on TV's "NCIS"
• Kate Monster character in musical 'Avenue Q'
• Katherine "Kissin' Kate" Barlow character in Louis Sachar's "Holes"
• Katherine "Kate" Beckett character on TV's 'Castle'
• Kate Bishop aka Hawkeye Marvel comics character
• Kate Curtis character in movie "2012"
• Kate Moreau character on TV's "White Collar"
• Kate Reed character on TV's "Fairly Legal"
• Kate Moretti character on TV's "Perception"
• Kate Callahan character on TV's "Criminal Minds"
• Kate Watzen main character in Shelly Jarvis' "The Dreamwalker."
• Kate Fleming character on British TV series "Line of Duty"
• Kate aka Offred character in film version of Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale"
• "Kate Is Great" song by Bouncing Souls
• "Kate " song by Ben Folds Five
• "Kate Crackernuts " English fairy tale and its main character
• "Kate " novel by Valerie Sherrard
• Katherine "Kate" Sanders character in TV series "Lizzie McGuire"
• Kate Beverly Marsh character in video game "Life Is Strange"
• Kate Harker main character in Monsters of Verity by Victoria Schwab
• Kate McReary character in the video game "Grand Theft Auto 4"
• Kate (The Chaser) a character from Slender: The Arrival
• Kate Carter Character in "Twisters"

International Variations of the name Kate

• Cáit Irish Gaelic
• Katja German
• Käthe German
• Ceit Scottish Gaelic