Cate
About Cate
Time was, even C-starting Catherines who called themselves Kate spelled it with a K, but Cate Blanchett changed all. Cate is now as acceptable as (but not as well used as) Kate. Cait might be short for Caitlin.
Pronounced KAYT.
As of October 2026, Cate ranked #8978 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1529 in 2008.
Editor's take: The name Cate is a girl's name of English, Greek origin meaning "pure".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,815 | 61 | 34.1 |
| 2015 | #2,938 | 59 | 33.1 |
| 2016 | #3,939 | 38 | 21.4 |
| 2017 | #3,858 | 39 | 22.6 |
| 2018 | #3,354 | 47 | 27.6 |
| 2019 | #4,562 | 30 | 17.9 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
Similar names
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Cate on lists
Famous Cates
- Catherine Elise "Cate" Blanchett
Australian actress
- Catherine Elizabeth "Cate" Edwards
attorney and daughter of former U.S. Senator John Edwards
- Cate Marvin
American poet
- Cate Elefante
American actress
- Cate Tiernan
pen name for American novelist Gabrielle Charbonnet
- Cate Shortland
Australian film director and screenwriter
- Cate Sweeney
English playwright
- Cate Natalie Campbell
Australian Olympic swimmer
- Field Adrianus Cate
American musician, from band Fencer
Cate in pop culture
- Cate Cassidy
character on TV's "Life Unexpected"
- Cate School
coed private high school in Carpinteria, California