Kate

Origin: English
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	88%	Automated Male (English)
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Origin and Meaning of Kate

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English

73%

Greek

13%

Xhosa

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A submission from New Zealand says the name Kate means "Pure" and is of Greek origin.
A user from Georgia, United States says the name Kate is of English origin and means "Pure".
A submission from Florida, United States says the name Kate means "Beautiful and strong but kind" and is of English origin.
A submission from Australia says the name Kate means "Pure" and is of Greek origin.
A submission from Greece says the name Kate means "Pure" and is of English origin.

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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary

noun Kate

The brambling finch.

Wiktionary

A medieval pet form of Catherine and related names. Also used as a formal female given name.

Kate was also found in the following language(s): Danish, German, Manx, and Norwegian

Notable Persons Named Kate

Kate Beckinsale

Kate Beckinsale is an actress and model. Her most notable accomplishments were from 1991 to present. Kate was given the name Kathrin Romary Beckinsale by her parents Richard Beckinsale and Judy Loe on July 26th, 1973 in Finsbury Park, London, England, UK.

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Kate Mara

Kate Mara is an actress. Her most notable accomplishments were from 1997 to present. Kate was given the name Kate Rooney Mara on February 27th, 1983 in Bedford, New York, U.S.

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Kate McKinnon

Kate McKinnon is an actress, voice actress, and comedian. Her most notable accomplishments were from 2006 to present. Kate was given the name Kate McKinnon Berthold on January 6th, 1984 in Sea Cliff, New York, U.S.

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Kate Hudson

Kate Hudson is an actress. She has had major accomplishments since 1996. Kate was given the name Kate Garry Hudson by her parents Bill Hudson (singer) and Goldie Hawn on April 19th, 1979 in Los Angeles, California, U.S.

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Kate Winslet

Kate Winslet is an actress and singer. She was most active from 1991 to present. Kate was given the name Kate Elizabeth Winslet on October 5th, 1975 in Reading, Berkshire, England.

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Katie Holmes

Katie Holmes is an actress and model. She has been prominent since 1997. Katie was given the name Kate Noelle Holmes on December 18th, 1978 in Toledo, Ohio, U.S.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Kate

Anissa Kate

Anissa was born on May 7th, 1987 in Lyon.

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Lauren Kate

Lauren was born on March 21st, 1981 in Dallas, Texas, U.S.

Ellen "Ella" Liddy Watson or Cattle Kate was a rancher. Ellen was born on July 2nd, 1860 in Arran Lake, Bruce County, Ontario. Ellen is also known as Ella Watson, Cattle Kate, and Mrs. James Averell. She breathed her last breath on July 20th, 1889.

the was born on February 16th, 1822 in The Hague. He breathed his last breath on March 26th, 1891.

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Parker Kate

Parker was born in 1952. Parker is also known as Horsley and Kate (pen name).

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Tukaram Kate

Tukaram Kate is a Member of Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra and Member of Legislative AssemblyofMaharashtra.

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Year	Total Babies Born	Girls Born	Boys Born	Ranking
1880	299	299	0	#79 girl name
1881	267	267	0	#86 girl name
1882	293	293	0	#87 girl name
1883	294	294	0	#91 girl name
1884	344	344	0	#88 girl name
1885	309	309	0	#96 girl name
1886	335	335	0	#100 girl name
1887	331	331	0
1888	360	360	0
1889	362	362	0
1890	352	352	0
1891	305	305	0
1892	345	345	0
1893	323	323	0
1894	328	328	0
1895	262	262	0
1896	303	303	0
1897	267	267	0
1898	297	297	0
1899	219	219	0
1900	297	297	0
1901	196	196	0
1902	218	213	5
1903	202	202	0
1904	213	213	0
1905	183	183	0
1906	196	196	0
1907	184	184	0
1908	191	191	0
1909	183	183	0
1910	206	206	0
1911	216	216	0
1912	260	260	0
1913	257	257	0
1914	311	311	0
1915	344	339	5
1916	318	318	0
1917	322	322	0
1918	302	302	0
1919	309	309	0
1920	255	255	0
1921	289	289	0
1922	234	234	0
1923	225	225	0
1924	222	222	0
1925	173	173	0
1926	164	164	0
1927	151	151	0
1928	131	131	0
1929	122	122	0
1930	110	110	0
1931	99	99	0
1932	97	97	0
1933	83	83	0
1934	94	94	0
1935	105	105	0
1936	95	95	0
1937	81	81	0
1938	95	95	0
1939	107	107	0
1940	94	94	0
1941	111	111	0
1942	102	102	0
1943	102	102	0
1944	89	89	0
1945	76	76	0
1946	89	89	0
1947	121	121	0
1948	109	109	0
1949	111	111	0
1950	107	107	0
1951	112	112	0
1952	101	101	0
1953	117	117	0
1954	103	103	0
1955	121	121	0
1956	108	108	0
1957	163	163	0
1958	156	156	0
1959	174	174	0
1960	207	207	0
1961	220	220	0
1962	218	218	0
1963	209	209	0
1964	212	212	0
1965	205	205	0
1966	181	181	0
1967	173	173	0
1968	199	199	0
1969	225	225	0
1970	296	296	0
1971	226	226	0
1972	258	258	0
1973	275	275	0
1974	351	351	0
1975	477	477	0
1976	529	529	0
1977	829	829	0
1978	1,000	1,000	0
1979	1,267	1,260	7
1980	1,336	1,328	8
1981	1,397	1,397	0
1982	1,341	1,341	0
1983	1,339	1,334	5
1984	1,558	1,553	5
1985	1,497	1,491	6
1986	1,453	1,442	11
1987	1,454	1,449	5
1988	1,152	1,152	0
1989	1,087	1,077	10
1990	1,036	1,036	0
1991	979	979	0
1992	838	838	0
1993	785	785	0
1994	752	752	0
1995	717	717	0
1996	811	811	0
1997	893	893	0
1998	1,139	1,139	0
1999	1,400	1,400	0
2000	1,397	1,397	0
2001	1,632	1,625	7
2002	1,668	1,668	0
2003	2,054	2,054	0
2004	2,227	2,218	9
2005	2,409	2,404	5
2006	2,441	2,441	0
2007	2,550	2,550	0
2008	2,418	2,418	0
2009	1,985	1,985	0
2010	1,490	1,490	0
2011	1,791	1,791	0
2012	1,643	1,643	0
2013	1,737	1,737	0
2014	1,620	1,620	0
2015	1,474	1,474	0
2016	1,388	1,388	0
2017	1,162	1,162	0

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Popularity of Kate as a first name

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Popularity of Kate as a last name

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity		Kate	U.S.
█	White	67.22%	64.26%
█	African American	16.56%	11.96%
█	Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander	9.27%	4.85%
█	American Indian and Alaska Native	0.00%	0.69%
█	Two or More Ethnicities	4.30%	1.76%
█	Hispanic or Latino	0.00%	16.26%

Of Last Name Kate

People with the last name Kate are most frequently White or African American

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Fun Facts about the name Kate

What name lists does Kate rank for?

#25 Unique Girl Names

#16 Girl Names Unique to Utah
How Popular is the name Kate? Kate is the 750^th most popular name of all time. As a last name Kate was the 65,593^rd most popular name in 2010.
How many people with the first name Kate have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2017, the Social Security Administration has recorded 79,908 babies born with the first name Kate in the United States. That's more than enough people named Kate to occupy the country of Andorra with an estimated population of 78,115 (as of July 1, 2011).
What year were 5 or more babies first named Kate? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 299 new born babies.
When was Kate first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Kate is Tuesday, June 26th, 1866.
What year had the most people named Kate born? The highest recorded use of the first name Kate was in 2007 with a total of 2,550 babies. That's a lot of babies named Kate!
Random Kate Factoid: According to the 2004 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Kate ranks 91^st in popularity as a baby girl's name in Delaware. Imagine that, 11 babies in Delaware have the same name as you in 2004.
Weird things about the name Kate: Your name in reverse order is Etak. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Aetk. How do you pronounce that?
How many people have the last name Kate? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 302 people with the last name Kate.
How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Kate? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Kate as their last name since less than 1 person in 1.0m people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!