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Cate

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What official birth registration shows about Cate: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1999–2016

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1999 to 2016, ranging from #1165 to #4171.199920022005200820112016#1165#4171
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1999#2770
2000#1475
2001#1520
2002#1530
2003#1269
2004#1459
2005#1165
2006#1502
2007#1741
2008#1815
2009#2326
2010#3533
2011#2636
2012#4171
2014#2659
2016#4096

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 16 of the 18 years from 1999 to 2016.

In 2016: #440 among girls in Northern Ireland, #750 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #4096 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1999–2017 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1999

    First recorded at #2770 among girls in England and Wales in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2004–2016

    Highest recorded position: #316 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2004 (recorded 2004–2016).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2017

    Most recently recorded at #873 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2017.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1999 to 2017. Highest recorded position: #316 in Northern Ireland in 2004.

Cate's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2016England and Walesfemale#40965HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#26599HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#41715HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#26369HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#35336HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#232610HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#181514HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#174114HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#150216HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#116521HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#145915HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#126917HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#153012HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#152012HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#147512HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#27705HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandfemale#4403HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandfemale#3164HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#8733HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#7504HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#6605HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#6615HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#6955HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#4759HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#4888HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#5976HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#7054HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#7643HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#5874HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#6773HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandfemale#3747HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Cate is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Cate, between 1999 and 2017, in 18 of those 19 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: highest position in 2005Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2002Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2004Northern Ireland: recorded in 2016Northern Ireland: highest position in 200419992017
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1999–201616#1165 in 2005
Republic of Ireland2002–201713#374 in 2002
Northern Ireland2004–20162#316 in 2004
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What is known about Cate

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1999–2017.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1999 to 2017. Highest recorded position: #316 in Northern Ireland in 2004. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.