US rank #4478 Girls' name Peak 2001 2,145 births

Marykate — #4478 US girls' name

2,145 babies named Marykate in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s141960s1151970s1351980s2931990s6682000s5292010s2752020s116
#4478
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 75% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Marykate was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

85 babies were named Marykate in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marykate

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,145 babies named Marykate between 1958 and 2024, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marykate currently holds the #4478 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 85 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marykate performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 668 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Marykate shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 221 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Massachusetts and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Marykate in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marykate 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 2,145 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.

Marykate at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,145

Since 1958

67 years of records

Peak year

2001

85 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#4,478

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1958

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 2024

Marykate popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1958

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
85
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
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Marykate by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
668 births that decade — 31% of Marykate's all-time total
1950s141960s1151970s1351980s2931990s6682000s5292010s2752020s116

Marykate by state

Where Marykate concentrates geographically — total births since 1958

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Marykate
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
221 10.3%
#2 Massachusetts
154 7.2%
#3 New Jersey
114 5.3%
#4 Illinois
110 5.1%
#5 Pennsylvania
100 4.7%
#6 California
68 3.2%
#7 Connecticut
10 0.5%
#8 Florida
6 0.3%
New York share of Marykate's total US births 10.3%
Even split

221 of 2,145 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Marykate appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marykate?
2,145 babies have been named Marykate since 1958. It currently ranks #4478 among girls. The peak year was 2001 with 85 births.
When was Marykate most popular?
Marykate was most popular in the 1990s decade with 668 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Marykate most popular?
The top states for the name Marykate are New York (221 births), Massachusetts (154 births), New Jersey (114 births).
How long has the name Marykate been used?
Marykate has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 67 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Marykate?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1958–2024 (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.