Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Kate

#418 most common girls' name of all time · #764 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#418
Rank overall
#764 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
86,076
Since 2016
8,717
Peak year
2007 #136
Best rank
#79 1880
Girls Boys peak 2,550/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Kate is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 576 — 576 #520
2024 572 — 572 #533
2023 640 — 640 #478
2022 695 — 695 #456
2021 758 — 758 #414
2020 765 — 765 #411
2019 989 — 989 #323
2018 1,163 — 1,163 #285
2017 1,170 — 1,170 #274
2016 1,389 — 1,389 #234
2015 1,477 — 1,477 #222
2014 1,620 — 1,620 #208
2013 1,738 — 1,738 #185
2012 1,643 — 1,643 #192
2011 1,791 — 1,791 #175
2010 1,490 — 1,490 #208
2009 1,989 — 1,989 #159
2008 2,421 — 2,421 #139
2007 2,550 — 2,550 #136
2006 2,441 — 2,441 #142
2005 2,404 5 2,409 #141
2004 2,218 9 2,227 #147
2003 2,055 — 2,055 #161
2002 1,667 — 1,667 #193
2001 1,626 7 1,633 #200
2000 1,397 — 1,397 #225
1999 1,400 — 1,400 #229
1998 1,139 — 1,139 #272
1997 894 — 894 #323
1996 811 — 811 #344
1995 718 — 718 #364
1994 752 — 752 #351
1993 785 — 785 #335
1992 839 — 839 #324
1991 979 — 979 #288
1990 1,038 — 1,038 #270
1989 1,080 10 1,090 #248
1988 1,153 — 1,153 #230
1987 1,449 5 1,454 #191
1986 1,442 11 1,453 #186
1985 1,491 6 1,497 #179
1984 1,553 5 1,558 #178
1983 1,333 5 1,338 #199
1982 1,341 — 1,341 #202
1981 1,397 — 1,397 #192
1980 1,329 8 1,337 #197
1979 1,260 8 1,268 #208
1978 998 — 998 #243
1977 828 — 828 #290
1976 530 — 530 #387
1975 477 — 477 #423
1974 352 — 352 #500
1973 275 — 275 #578
1972 257 — 257 #610
1971 225 — 225 #682
1970 294 — 294 #597
1969 224 — 224 #662
1968 195 — 195 #694
1967 172 — 172 #750
1966 179 — 179 #736
1965 203 — 203 #690
1964 211 — 211 #713
1963 207 — 207 #707
1962 218 — 218 #698
1961 220 — 220 #706
1960 208 — 208 #707
1959 173 — 173 #773
1958 156 — 156 #806
1957 163 — 163 #790
1956 108 — 108 #969
1955 121 — 121 #883
1954 101 — 101 #965
1953 117 — 117 #867
1952 101 — 101 #921
1951 112 — 112 #846
1950 107 — 107 #855
1949 111 — 111 #835
1948 109 — 109 #837
1947 120 — 120 #791
1946 89 — 89 #881
1945 76 — 76 #863
1944 89 — 89 #808
1943 102 — 102 #768
1942 101 — 101 #752
1941 111 — 111 #669
1940 94 — 94 #718
1939 107 — 107 #655
1938 95 — 95 #705
1937 81 — 81 #752
1936 95 — 95 #683
1935 105 — 105 #635
1934 94 — 94 #689
1933 83 — 83 #714
1932 97 — 97 #688
1931 99 — 99 #667
1930 111 — 111 #652
1929 122 — 122 #621
1928 131 — 131 #615
1927 151 — 151 #577
1926 164 — 164 #547
1925 173 — 173 #544
1924 222 — 222 #468
1923 225 — 225 #458
1922 234 — 234 #443
1921 289 — 289 #398
1920 255 — 255 #415
1919 309 — 309 #368
1918 302 — 302 #378
1917 322 — 322 #350
1916 318 — 318 #346
1915 339 5 344 #325
1914 311 — 311 #296
1913 257 — 257 #297
1912 260 — 260 #281
1911 216 — 216 #264
1910 206 — 206 #270
1909 183 — 183 #265
1908 191 — 191 #251
1907 184 — 184 #254
1906 196 — 196 #223
1905 183 — 183 #234
1904 213 — 213 #207
1903 202 — 202 #208
1902 213 5 218 #200
1901 196 — 196 #202
1900 297 — 297 #180
1899 219 — 219 #187
1898 297 — 297 #168
1897 267 — 267 #167
1896 303 — 303 #154
1895 262 — 262 #162
1894 328 — 328 #133
1893 323 — 323 #132
1892 345 — 345 #126
1891 305 — 305 #127
1890 352 — 352 #116
1889 362 — 362 #105
1888 360 — 360 #107
1887 331 — 331 #102
1886 335 — 335 #100
1885 309 — 309 #96
1884 344 — 344 #86
1883 294 — 294 #90
1882 293 — 293 #87
1881 267 — 267 #86
1880 299 — 299 #79