Pate first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1901. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2003, 13 babies received the name (ranked #5799). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #9564), with roughly 8 babies named Pate each year. Pate has been declining in recent years. In total, around 272 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.