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What does Kate mean?

Kate Pronunciation of Kate as a girls' name. Short form of Katherine, also used as an independent name. Writer Kate Chopin; actresses Kate Capshaw, Kate Jackson, Kate Nelligan, Kate Hudson, Kate Beckinsale, Kate Winslet; German artist Kaethe Kollwitz; designer Kate Spade; model Kate Moss. Also form of Catherine.

STARTS WITH Kat-

Variations

VARIANTS Cait, Caitie, Cate, Catee, Catey, Catie, Kaethe, Kait, Kaite, Kaitlin, Katee, Katey, Kathe, Kati, Katie

RELATIONS VIA KATHERINE Caity, Caren, Cari, Cass, Cat, Cathee, Cathie, Cathy, Cathye, Cati, Caty, Cay, Caye, Kaatje, Kaitee, Kaitie, Kaity, Karen, Karena, Kari, Karin, Karon, Karri, Karyn, Kas, Kasia, Kasja, Kaska, Kass, Kassi, Kassie, Kasya, Kat, Kata, Katchen, Katell, Katelle, Katena, Katenka, Katha, Kathee, Kathi, Kathie, Kathy, Katica, Katina, Katka, Katla, Katleen, Katline, Katrena, Katria, Katrien, Katrine, Katrya, Katy, Katya, Kay, Kaye, Kit, Kittey, Kitti, Kittie, Kitty

CREATIVE FORMS
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
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How popular is Kate?

Kate is a very prominent first name for females (#464 out of 4276, Top 11%) and also a very prominent surname for all people (#56826 out of 150436, Top 38%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Kate entered the list in 1880-1889 and reached its highest rank of #97 in the U.S. then, and is at #285 presently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Kate name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Kate outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Prominent variation forms of Kate (#285 FROM RECENT DATA) ranked in the Top 2000 are Caren, Cari, Cate, Catherine (#204), Cathie, Cathy, Kaitlin, Karen (#635), Karena, Kari (#1569), Karin, Karon, Karri, Karyn, Kassi, Kassie, Katey, Kathe, Katherine (#112), Kathi, Kathie, Kathy, Kati, Katie (#449), Katina, Katrena, Katy (#1790), Katya, Kay, Kaye, Kit, Kittie and Kitty. Other forms, like Katla, are uncommon. Usage of these forms of Kate was at its peak during the years 1950-1959 (MEDIAN #1071) and has become much less since (#1736, DOWN 90.6%).



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Kate, Caren, Cari, Cate, Catherine in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Cathie, Cathy, Kaitlin, Karen, Karena in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Kari, Karin, Karon, Karri, Karyn in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Kassi, Kassie, Katey, Kathe, Katherine in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Kathi, Kathie, Kathy, Kati, Katie in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Katina, Katrena, Katy, Katya, Kay in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Kaye, Kit, Kittie, Kitty in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Kate, Catherine, Kaitlin, Karen, Karin outside U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Katherine, Katie outside U.S.

Similar Names

Kate is alike in pronunciation to Cat, Kat, Katt and Kit. Other recommended sound-alike names are Kaatje, Kace, Kacee, Kacey, Kaci, Kacie, Kacye, Kade, Kadee, Kadi, Kadie, Kady, Kahle, Kai, Kaia, Kaitee, Kaitey, Kaitie, Kaity, Kala, Kalae, Kalee, Kalei, Kalen, Kaley, Kali, Kalie, Kalle, Kaly, Kamea, Kameo, Kani, Karee, Karel, Karen, Kari, Karie, Kary, Kasee, Kasey, Kasi, Kata, Katell, Katena, Katha, Kathee, Kathey, Kathi, Kathie, Kathy, Katia, Katka, Katla, Katy, Katya, Kay, Kaya, Kayce, Kayde, Kaye, Kayle, Kayse, Kloe, Kore, Kyle, Marte, Patte, Tate, Tayte, Ute and Utte. These names tend to be less frequently used than Kate.


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