Tate
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About Tate
A strong single-syllable surname with a joyful meaning, Tate is finding a place on more and more birth certificates.
Former Spice Girl Emma Bunton named her second son Tate Lee.
Tate also has a cultural vibe via the Tate and Tate Modern museums in London, named for philanthropist Henry Tate. Actor Tate Donovan is a prominent current bearer.
Pronounced TAYT.
As of October 2026, Tate ranked #194 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #491.
Editor's take: The name Tate is a boy's name of English, Scandinavian, Norse origin meaning "cheerful".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #388 | 803 | 418 |
| 2015 | #420 | 742 | 387.1 |
| 2016 | #448 | 691 | 364.1 |
| 2017 | #449 | 682 | 368.5 |
| 2018 | #494 | 582 | 320.5 |
| 2019 | #437 | 698 | 389 |
| 2020 | #353 | 898 | 520.3 |
| 2021 | #304 | 1,091 | 623.6 |
| 2022 | #234 | 1,488 | 852.2 |
| 2023 | #197 | 1,851 | 1,082.1 |
| 2024 | #210 | 1,697 | 985 |
| 2025 | #194 | 1,862 | 1,090.1 |
World rankings
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Tate on lists
Famous Tates
- Tate Buckley Donovan
American actor
- Tate Stevens
American singer
- Tate Reeves
American politician
- Tate Berney
American teen actor
- Tate James Rytky (b. 2005)
son of actress Andrea Barber
- Tate Christian Olsen (b. 2011)
son of NFL player Greg Olsen
- Tate Lee Jones (b. 2011)
son of singer Emma Bunton
- Andrew Tate
British-American social media personality
Tate in pop culture
- Tate Langdon
character from the TV Show "American Horror Story"
- Tate Shaw
son of Aidan on TV's "Sex and the City"
- Tate Tatin
main character of French novel "L'histoire d'Alphonse Desjardins"
- Tate
character in 2015 film "Baby Steps"
- "Little Man Tate
" 1991 movie about a child genius
- Larry Tate
Darren Stevens' white,haired and non,PC boss on "Bewitched"
- William Tate Jr.
character in NBC's "Believe"