Nate

English, diminutive of Nathan or Nathaniel

"given"

Nate Origin and Meaning

The name Nate is a boy's name of English origin.

Very much in style, especially after its starring role in Six Feet Under, Nate is one of a new generation of nicknames that go directly on the birth certificate. Other similar names: Sam, Jack, Mack.

Nate Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 939 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Nate

• 939 Nameberry 2025
• 595 Unique 2023
• 318 England 2023
• 65 Australia 2018

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Famous People Named Nate

• Nate Dogg (born Nathaniel Dwayne Hale) American rapper
• Nathaniel Joseph "Nate" Ruess American lead singer of band Fun.
• Nathaniel Perry "Nate" Solder American football player
• Nathaniel Read "Nate" Silver American statistician
• Nathaniel James "Nate" Kaeding American football player
• Nathaniel Cornelius "Nate" Robinson American basketball player
• Nathan Joel "Nate" Marquardt American MMA fighter
• Nathaniel "Nate" "Tiny" Archibald American basketball player
• Nate Clements American football player
• Nate Burleson American football player
• Nate Irving American football player
• Nate Washington American football player
• Nate Saint Christian missionary MAF pilot and martyr
• Nate Berkus American interior designer and former talk show host
• Nate son of actor Larry Joe Campbell
• Nate Corddry American actor

The name Nate in Pop Culture

• Nathaniel "Nate" Heywood character on DC's Legends of Tomorrow TV series
• Nate Devlin character in TV's "The Mob Doctor"
• Nate Gray character in Disney original movies Camp Rock & Camp Rock 2, portrayed by Nick Jonas
• Nathaniel "Nate" Fitzwilliam Archibald a main character in the Gossip Girl book and television series
• Nathaniel "Nate" Grey character in X,Men comics
• Nathaniel "Nate" Wood character in the Blackwood Security series by Elise Noble
• Nate Getz character on television show NCIS: Los Angeles
• Nate Fisher character on television series Six Feet Under
• Nathan "Nate" Ford main character on TNT's Leverage
• Nate Wright main character in book series and comic strip "Big Nate"
• Nate Munson character in "X,Men"
• Nate the Great book series about a kid detective by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
• Nate River aka Near character in the anime/manga "Death Note"
• Nate St. Germain the alias of Lyndon James, a character on TV's "Pretty Little Liars"
• Nate Adams from the Yo Kai Watch franchise
• Nate a main character in Pokemon Black 2 and White 2
• Nate Jacobs character in HBO's "Euphoria"
• Nathan “Nate” Cosay character in the animated series “Infinity Train”