Cate is a rare girls' name that peaked in 2008 and has since faded.
Cate is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #8,978 for girl births in the United States (and #15,287 across all names), given to 11 babies. Cate was first reported in SSA data in 1980 and peaked in 2008 (152 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | #8,978 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | #5,046 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | #6,726 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | #5,197 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | #5,429 |
| 2020 | 18 | 18 | #6,380 |
| 2019 | 30 | 30 | #4,563 |
| 2018 | 47 | 47 | #3,357 |
| 2017 | 39 | 39 | #3,860 |
| 2016 | 38 | 38 | #3,939 |
| 2015 | 59 | 59 | #2,938 |
| 2014 | 61 | 61 | #2,815 |
| 2013 | 61 | 61 | #2,813 |
| 2012 | 88 | 88 | #2,151 |
| 2011 | 95 | 95 | #2,045 |
| 2010 | 80 | 80 | #2,367 |
| 2009 | 115 | 115 | #1,851 |
| 2008 | 152 | 152 | #1,529 |
| 2007 | 118 | 118 | #1,808 |
| 2006 | 87 | 87 | #2,209 |
| 2005 | 118 | 118 | #1,681 |
| 2004 | 111 | 111 | #1,736 |
| 2003 | 82 | 82 | #2,128 |
| 2002 | 64 | 64 | #2,471 |
| 2001 | 41 | 41 | #3,324 |
| 2000 | 44 | 44 | #3,127 |
| 1999 | 38 | 38 | #3,327 |
| 1998 | 10 | 10 | #8,694 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | #13,882 |
| 1995 | 8 | — | #9,723 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | #12,036 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | #13,803 |
| 1992 | 10 | — | #8,177 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #13,494 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | #12,693 |
| 1988 | 9 | — | #7,794 |
| 1987 | 9 | — | #7,459 |
| 1986 | 8 | — | #7,863 |
| 1985 | 8 | — | #7,663 |
| 1982 | 8 | — | #7,576 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | #10,604 |