Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Kate
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2007
Peak era
2007
Peak births
2,550
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Kate
How many people are named Kate?
An estimated 68,713 living Americans are named Kate.
How rare is Kate?
Kate is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 576 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 77.4% from its 2007 peak.
How old is the typical Kate?
The median age of a living American named Kate is approximately 24 years, with most bearers falling between 16 and 40 years old.
Is Kate still popular?
Not especially. Kate has been declining since its 2007 peak and registered 576 births in 2025.
Where is Kate most common?
Kate has its strongest geographic signal in New Hampshire, where it appears 6.2× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 20072025
Peak year
2007
Decline from peak
77.4%
2025
576
All-time
85,987
Where it lives now
Kate is most concentrated in Utah — about 5.4× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Kate is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.