Kate is a moderately popular girls' name in England & Wales, ranking #267 in 2011 with 182 recorded births. This places Kate in the top 4% of ranked UK girls' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Moderately Popular. The name reached its all-time peak in 1996 with 1,055 births ranking #59. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 82.7%. In 2011, approximately 1 in every 1,765 girls born was named Kate. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.