Cate is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #15409 for girl births in the United States, given to 11 babies. Cate first appears in the data in 1980 and reached its peak in 2008 (152 births). The chart below shows how the name has risen and fallen over time.
| Year | U.S. births | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #15,409 |
| 2024 | 26 | #8,792 |
| 2023 | 17 | #11,641 |
| 2022 | 25 | #9,042 |
| 2021 | 23 | #9,432 |
| 2020 | 18 | #10,980 |
| 2019 | 30 | #7,947 |
| 2018 | 47 | #5,838 |
| 2017 | 39 | #6,669 |
| 2016 | 38 | #6,826 |
| 2015 | 59 | #5,084 |
| 2014 | 61 | #4,934 |
| 2013 | 61 | #4,904 |
| 2012 | 88 | #3,814 |
| 2011 | 95 | #3,602 |
| 2010 | 80 | #4,136 |
| 2009 | 115 | #3,263 |
| 2008 | 152 | #2,685 |
| 2007 | 118 | #3,159 |
| 2006 | 87 | #3,832 |
| 2005 | 118 | #2,955 |
| 2004 | 111 | #3,035 |
| 2003 | 82 | #3,658 |
| 2002 | 64 | #4,225 |
| 2001 | 41 | #5,645 |
| 2000 | 44 | #5,276 |
| 1999 | 38 | #5,579 |
| 1998 | 10 | #14,166 |
| 1996 | 5 | #22,178 |
| 1995 | 8 | #15,601 |
| 1994 | 6 | #19,141 |
| 1993 | 5 | #21,855 |
| 1992 | 10 | #13,142 |
| 1991 | 5 | #21,293 |
| 1989 | 5 | #20,144 |
| 1988 | 9 | #12,369 |
| 1987 | 9 | #11,837 |
| 1986 | 8 | #12,516 |
| 1985 | 8 | #12,201 |
| 1982 | 8 | #12,082 |
| 1980 | 5 | #17,243 |