Recorded 1960–1969 Girls' name Peak 1960 10 births

Beate — girls' name

10 babies named Beate in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s10
1960s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Beate was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

5 babies were named Beate in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Beate

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Beate between 1960 and 1969, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Beate currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1969. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Beate performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Beate in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 10 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Beate at a glance

Last recorded 1969

Total births

10

Since 1960

10 years of records

Peak year

1960

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1969

Active since

1960

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1969

Beate popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1960

Last recorded 1969
Peak year (1960)
5
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
5 19691960 5

Beate by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
10 births that decade — 100% of Beate's all-time total
1960s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Beate?
10 babies have been named Beate since 1960. It was last recorded in 1969. The peak year was 1960 with 5 births.
When was Beate most popular?
Beate was most popular in the 1960s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Beate been used?
Beate has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 10 years of data through 1969.
What names are similar to Beate?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Beatrice, Beatriz, Beatrix, Beaulah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1960–1969 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.