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Origin & history of Cate1
Greek roots
Cate comes from the Greek tradition, meaning Pure, clear, each of the two.
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How popular is Cate?
2008
peak year
Cate first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1980. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2008, 152 babies received the name (ranked #1529). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #4740), with roughly 32 babies named Cate each year. Cate has been declining in recent years. In total, around 1,778 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
152
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,529)
(ranked #1,529)
32
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
320
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
1,778
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Cate2
Life path number
The Peacemaker
Diplomacy, harmony and deep empathy.
🕊️Peacemaker
💖Empathetic
🎵Artistic
🤝Team player
C3
A1
T2
E5
Sum: 11 → Life path 2
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Personality of Cate🕊️
Peaceful
They bring calm to every room.
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Deeply loving
Their love runs deep and steady.
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Intuitive
They read people with extraordinary accuracy.
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Artistic soul
Beauty speaks to them powerfully.
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