What does Tate mean?

Tate as a girls' name (also used more regularly as boys' name Tate) is pronounced tate. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Tate is "cheerful".

STARTS WITH Ta-

ASSOCIATED WITH old english, cheerful (joy)

Variations

VARIANTS Tait, Taitt, Tayte

How popular is Tate?

Tate is an uncommon first name for females but a very popular surname for all people (#440 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Similar Names

Suggested similar-sounding names are Agate, Beate, Cate, Kaite, Kate▼, Marte, Patte, Ta-, Tace, Tacey, Tacie, Tacy, Tacye, Tada, Tais, Taja, Taji, Tal, Talea, Tali, Talie, Tam, Tama, Tami▼, Tamie, Tana▼, Tanea, Tanee, Taney, Tani, Tara▼, Taree, Taren, Tasa, Tash, Tati, Tatia, Tatie, Tatum▲, Taube, Tava, Tavie, Tavy, Taya, Tiane, Tiare, Tine, Tita, Tobe, Tove, Trace, Tyta, Ute and Utte. These names tend to be more commonly used than Tate.