The baby name Kate appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 2005 with 3,007 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Kate has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 276 |
| 1911 | 291 |
| 1912 | 276 |
| 1913 | 274 |
| 1914 | 340 |
| 1915 | 381 |
| 1916 | 338 |
| 1917 | 335 |
| 1918 | 297 |
| 1919 | 321 |
| 1920 | 227 |
| 1921 | 292 |
| 1922 | 247 |
| 1923 | 204 |
| 1924 | 185 |
| 1925 | 265 |
| 1926 | 208 |
| 1927 | 233 |
| 1928 | 174 |
| 1929 | 160 |
| 1930 | 146 |
| 1931 | 119 |
| 1932 | 113 |
| 1933 | 63 |
| 1934 | 94 |
| 1935 | 126 |
| 1936 | 99 |
| 1937 | 58 |
| 1938 | 58 |
| 1939 | 93 |
| 1940 | 40 |
| 1941 | 76 |
| 1942 | 39 |
| 1943 | 69 |
| 1944 | 27 |
| 1945 | 33 |
| 1946 | 37 |
| 1947 | 57 |
| 1948 | 45 |
| 1949 | 66 |
| 1950 | 54 |
| 1951 | 70 |
| 1952 | 56 |
| 1953 | 54 |
| 1954 | 57 |
| 1955 | 65 |
| 1956 | 29 |
| 1957 | 146 |
| 1958 | 132 |
| 1959 | 159 |
| 1960 | 182 |
| 1961 | 171 |
| 1962 | 134 |
| 1963 | 137 |
| 1964 | 151 |
| 1965 | 142 |
| 1966 | 124 |
| 1967 | 117 |
| 1968 | 125 |
| 1969 | 155 |
| 1970 | 224 |
| 1971 | 140 |
| 1972 | 210 |
| 1973 | 215 |
| 1974 | 313 |
| 1975 | 466 |
| 1976 | 499 |
| 1977 | 956 |
| 1978 | 1,130 |
| 1979 | 1,506 |
| 1980 | 1,540 |
| 1981 | 1,515 |
| 1982 | 1,491 |
| 1983 | 1,419 |
| 1984 | 1,700 |
| 1985 | 1,651 |
| 1986 | 1,616 |
| 1987 | 1,684 |
| 1988 | 1,279 |
| 1989 | 1,256 |
| 1990 | 1,078 |
| 1991 | 1,168 |
| 1992 | 887 |
| 1993 | 838 |
| 1994 | 802 |
| 1995 | 664 |
| 1996 | 883 |
| 1997 | 907 |
| 1998 | 1,282 |
| 1999 | 1,328 |
| 2000 | 1,263 |
| 2001 | 1,518 |
| 2002 | 1,555 |
| 2003 | 2,027 |
| 2004 | 2,709 |
| 2005 | 3,007 |
| 2006 | 2,818 |
| 2007 | 3,005 |
| 2008 | 2,745 |
| 2009 | 2,053 |
| 2010 | 1,514 |
| 2011 | 2,082 |
| 2012 | 1,841 |
| 2013 | 1,798 |
| 2014 | 1,599 |
| 2015 | 1,648 |
| 2016 | 1,594 |
| 2017 | 1,412 |
| 2018 | 1,278 |
| 2019 | 1,103 |
| 2020 | 822 |
| 2021 | 879 |
| 2022 | 783 |
| 2023 | 750 |
| 2024 | 657 |