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Tate

“Possibly Old English Tata — 'radiant, glad, cheerful'; also traced to an Old Norse name of unknown meaning” — Old English or Old Norse origin

Boy's name · #194 in the US (2025) · Trending

Tate is climbing: on the charts since 1912, it reached #194 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 1,900 boys given the name last year. Roughly 27,000 have carried it all-time.

Around the world: about 1 in 420 boys in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 1,100 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 1,600 boys in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 46 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Tates

• Tate Donovan — American actor (born 1963)
• Tate Taylor — American actor, screenwriter, film producer and director
• Tate Reeves — 65th governor of Mississippi
• Tate Smith — Australian canoeist
• Tate Ellington — American actor

In stories & tradition

• Tate — Lakota mythology
• Tate Dutton — Yellowstone

What Tates become

Among 75 notable people named Tate:

Sports figures appear 2.8× more often than among typical names — e.g. Tate Armstrong, basketball player.

Similar names: Barrett · Tatum · Dante · Cade · Boone · Graham

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