Tate - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Tate \t(a)-te\ is pronounced tayt. It is of Middle English origin, and its meaning is "cheerful". Related to Norwegian Tait.

Tate has 3 variant forms: Tait, Taitt and Tayte.

Baby names that sound like Tate are Dade, Tad, Tadd, Tadeo, Tadi and Tito.

Tate is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Tate. Click here to compare Tate with related baby names.