girl's name
Marykate
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,812
Northern Ireland
#358
as Mary-Kate, 2022
Marykate is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 44 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2001, when 85 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 75,352 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1958.
Marykate over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 14 |
| 1960s | 115 |
| 1970s | 135 |
| 1980s | 293 |
| 1990s | 668 |
| 2000s | 529 |
| 2010s | 275 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 160 |
How popular is Marykate?
In 2025, Marykate was given to 44 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Marykate is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Marykate is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mary-Kate | Mary-Kate is Marykate written with a hyphen, used in France, where it ranks #3,123. | 442 |
| Mary Kate | Mary Kate is Marykate written as two words, recorded mostly in Ireland. | 89 |
Names that peaked alongside Marykate
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Marykate also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Marykate over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Marykate
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Marykate — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Marykate
How popular is the name Marykate?
In 2025, Marykate was given to 44 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Marykate a girl's or a boy's name?
Marykate is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Marykate most popular?
Marykate peaked in 2001, when 85 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Marykate a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Marykate currently ranks #894 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.