Tate
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Tate
A strong single-syllable surname with a joyful meaning, Tate is finding a place on more and more birth certificates.
Tate for boys#194 US
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.
Tate for girls#1379 US
Though Tate is used almost exclusively for boys, we can see Tate as a stronger surname alternative to Kate or a clipped form of Tatum.
Pronounced TAYT.
As of October 2026, Tate ranked #194 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #306.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #388 | 803 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #420 | 742 | #4,579 | 31 |
| 2016 | #448 | 691 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #449 | 682 | #3,137 | 52 |
| 2018 | #494 | 582 | #3,840 | 39 |
| 2019 | #437 | 698 | #4,889 | 28 |
| 2020 | #353 | 898 | #4,157 | 34 |
| 2021 | #304 | 1,091 | #4,004 | 37 |
| 2022 | #234 | 1,488 | #2,342 | 80 |
| 2023 | #197 | 1,851 | #2,370 | 77 |
| 2024 | #210 | 1,697 | #2,260 | 83 |
| 2025 | #194 | 1,862 | #1,379 | 160 |
World rankings
Tate for girls
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Famous Tates
- Tate Buckley DonovanBoy
American actor
- Tate StevensBoy
American singer
- Tate ReevesBoy
American politician
- Tate BerneyBoy
American teen actor
- Tate James Rytky (b. 2005)Boy
son of actress Andrea Barber
- Tate Christian Olsen (b. 2011)Boy
son of NFL player Greg Olsen
- Tate Lee Jones (b. 2011)Boy
son of singer Emma Bunton
- Andrew TateBoy
British-American social media personality
- Tate Rosner McRaeGirl
Canadian dancer, singer, and actress
- Sharon TateGirl
'60s actress and victim of the Manson Family gang
- Tate McRaeGirl
Canadian singer and dancer
Tate in pop culture
- Tate LangdonBoy
character from the TV Show "American Horror Story"
- Tate ShawBoy
son of Aidan on TV's "Sex and the City"
- Tate TatinBoy
main character of French novel "L'histoire d'Alphonse Desjardins"
- TateBoy
character in 2015 film "Baby Steps"
- "Little Man TateBoy
" 1991 movie about a child genius
- Larry TateBoy
Darren Stevens' white,haired and non,PC boss on "Bewitched"
- William Tate Jr.Boy
character in NBC's "Believe"
- Tate CollinsGirl
the main character of Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover