Tate
Meaning: “Cheerful”
About the name Tate
Tate is a boy name with English roots, meaning “Cheerful”.
It has a modern, short & sweet feel. In 2025, Tate ranked #194 for boys in the US, with 1,862 babies given the name. Its peak year since 1940 was 2025. Since 2000, 95% of US babies named Tate were boys.
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic, meaning “radiant, glad, cheerful, tender”.
Name meaning adapted from Wiktionary (“Tate”) by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- US rank 2025
- #194
- In 2015
- #420
- Babies in 2025
- 1,862
Popularity of Tate, 1940–2025
Latest SSA data: 2025.
Popularity data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby names (public domain; names given to at least 5 babies of one sex per year).
Nicknames for Tate
Tate is already short and sweet, so it doesn't usually get a nickname.
Names similar to Tate
Name meanings marked or linked “Wiktionary” are adapted from Wiktionary by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; each name page links its source entry.