Cate is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #8694 in 1998 with 10 recorded births. This places Cate in the bottom 48% of ranked US girls' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2008 with 152 births ranking #1529. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 100.0%. In 1998, approximately 1 in every 176,689 girls born was named Cate. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.