Fun Facts About the Name Pate
- 282 babies named Pate: U.S. records list 282 babies given the name Pate from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Pate Mean?
Pate is an English masculine given name meaning 'nobleman.' It comes from the medieval English personal name Pate, a diminutive of Patrick. Patrick derives from Latin Patricius, an adjective meaning 'patrician' or 'of the patrician class,' from Latin pater 'father.' The literal sense is 'belonging to the patricians,' the noble families of ancient Rome; the customary meaning given to the name is 'nobleman.' Pate is not related to the common English word pate meaning 'head,' nor to French pâté meaning 'paste' or 'pie.'
Pate Name History & Origins
Pate began as a medieval English pet form of Patrick. Patrick was used as a personal name in medieval England, and the shorter form Pate appears in records from that period. When hereditary surnames developed in the late Middle Ages, Pate became a surname, found in England and Scotland. Its use as a given name today is largely a transferred use of that surname, though it continues the same medieval personal name. The surname itself can occasionally have a different origin, from Old French pate 'paw' used as a nickname, but the given name Pate derives from the personal name.
How Popular is the Name Pate?
Pate recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2003. Its best rank was #924 in 1901.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,074 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #13,684 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #8,746 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #7,919 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #11,784 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #7,985 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #7,479 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2015 | #9,349 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #7,975 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #7,948 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #10,496 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #13,744 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #9,644 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #10,731 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #9,526 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #10,369 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #5,799 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2000 | #11,689 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #11,154 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #7,906 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #8,531 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #8,892 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1988 | #7,019 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #6,029 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #3,259 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1961 | #4,501 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1952 | #3,305 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1934 | #3,579 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1932 | #4,154 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1928 | #4,589 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1924 | #2,970 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1923 | #4,132 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1921 | #4,816 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1919 | #4,645 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1917 | #3,873 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1916 | #3,793 | 6 | 0.0007% |
| 1915 | #4,255 | 5 | 0.0006% |
| 1912 | #2,217 | 7 | 0.0016% |
| 1903 | #1,264 | 5 | 0.0042% |
| 1901 | #924 | 7 | 0.0066% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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