Pate is a very rare variant of Pat that peaked in 2003 and remains in steady use.
Pate is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #8,074 for boy births in the United States (and #16,862 across all names), given to 10 babies. Pate first appears in 1901 and peaked in 2003 (13 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | #13,736 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | #8,751 |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 | #7,920 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | #11,788 |
| 2017 | 10 | 10 | #7,988 |
| 2016 | 11 | 11 | #7,481 |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 | #9,349 |
| 2014 | 10 | 10 | #7,976 |
| 2013 | 10 | 10 | #7,948 |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 | #10,497 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | #13,745 |
| 2009 | 8 | 8 | #9,646 |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 | #10,731 |
| 2007 | 8 | 8 | #9,526 |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 | #10,371 |
| 2003 | 13 | 13 | #5,799 |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | #11,690 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | #11,154 |
| 1997 | 7 | — | #7,905 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | #8,532 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | #8,892 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | #7,020 |
| 1983 | 6 | — | #6,029 |
| 1963 | 8 | — | #3,257 |
| 1961 | 5 | — | #4,500 |
| 1952 | 7 | — | #3,305 |
| 1934 | 6 | — | #3,579 |
| 1932 | 5 | — | #4,155 |
| 1928 | 5 | — | #4,589 |
| 1924 | 10 | — | #2,970 |
| 1923 | 6 | — | #4,132 |
| 1921 | 5 | — | #4,816 |
| 1919 | 5 | — | #4,645 |
| 1917 | 6 | — | #3,873 |
| 1916 | 6 | — | #3,793 |
| 1915 | 5 | — | #4,255 |
| 1912 | 7 | — | #2,217 |
| 1903 | 5 | — | #1,264 |
| 1901 | 7 | — | #924 |