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The first name Beate

A unisex name.

1 syllable Unisex

Popularity

Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

Beate last appeared in the official list in 2018, given to 3 girls.

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3
babies named Beate, 1996–2025
#5,666
rank in 2018
2018
peak year

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Beate with other names.

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Beate at birth, 1880–2025

In 1969, 5 girls born in the United States were named Beate, the 7,566th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1960, when 5 were.

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10
babies named Beate since 1880
#7,566
rank in 1969
1960
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Famous people named Beate

15 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Beate Klarsfeld
    Franco-German journalist, Nazi hunter, and historian (born 1939)
  • Beate Meinl-Reisinger
    Austrian jurist and politician (born 1978)
  • Beate Schrott
    Austrian hurdler, born 1988
  • Beate Schramm
    East German rower, born 1966
  • Beate Sirota Gordon
    Austrian-born performing arts producer and women's rights activist, 1923–2012
  • Beate Koch
    East German javelin thrower, born 1967
  • Beate Zschäpe
    German far-right extremist, born 1975
  • Beate Deininger
    German field hockey player, born 1964
  • Beate Peters
    German javelin thrower, born 1959
  • Beate Baumgartner
    Austrian singer, born 1983
  • Beate Bille
    Danish actress, born 1976
  • Beate Bühler
    German beach volleyball player, born 1964

Questions

How popular is the name Beate?
In 2018, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Beate, ranking 5,666th.
When was Beate most popular?
1960 in the United States, when 5 babies were named Beate, its highest rank at 6,443rd.