Bear vs Tate
Bear and Tatecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2021, Bear was ranked #326 and Tate #295 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Bear was ranked #519 and Tate #364 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Bear was ranked #432 and Tate #432 among boys in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2022, Bear was ranked #572 and Tate #779 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Bear and Tate over time
Bear and Tate appear together in 1 published list, across 17 years of shared records. Tate held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Bear in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Tate reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Bear in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Bear and Tate changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 2007 and 2024, ending at #519 and #364.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys17 shared years, 2007–2024
Bear held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Tate in 14.
Highest recorded here: Bear #342 in 2022, Tate #305 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Bear #519, Tate #364.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Bear | Tate |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) | Northern Ireland · Boys #305 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Bear has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Tate.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Bear
Popularity journey
First recorded2007
First recorded at #3095 among boys in England and Wales in 2007 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Tate
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2350 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2013–2024
Highest recorded position: #295 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 2013–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls