Names Like Cate — Find Similar Baby Names
Cate is a 4-letter Anglo girls' name meaning “Innocent”. This page collects 120 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Cabe and Cace, Anglo cousins like Aart and Abeodan, rhyming names ending in -ate like Ate and Fate, and names sharing the “innocent” concept like Avivi and Avivit.
For the full Cate profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Cate page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Cate
24 baby names that differ from Cate by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabe | 1 | Variant Of Surname Cable - Ropemaker. | English | Male |
| Cace | 1 | Variant Of Casey Alert: Vigorous. | Irish | Male |
| Cade | 1 | English | Male | |
| Cale | 1 | Bold | English | Male |
| Came | 1 | Joy | English | Female |
| Case | 1 | Variant Of Casey Alert: Vigorous. | Irish | Male |
| Cat | 1 | Catlike | Scottish | Male |
| Cath | 1 | Name Of A Monster | Arthurian | Male |
| Cable | 2 | Ropemaker. An English Surname. | English | Male |
| Cacey | 2 | Vigilant. | Irish | Female |
| Cadee | 2 | Variant Of Cady Meaning A Rhythmic Flow Of Sounds. | Irish | Female |
| Caden | 2 | Little Fighter. | American | Female |
| Cadeo | 2 | Folk-Song | Vietnamese | Male |
| Cadi | 2 | Variant Of Cady Meaning A Rhythmic Flow Of Sounds. | English | Female |
| Cadie | 2 | Variant Of Cady Meaning A Rhythmic Flow Of Sounds. | English | Female |
| Cady | 2 | Hillock. A Surname Or Given Name Meaning A Rhythmic Flow Of Sounds. | English | Female |
| Cai | 2 | Female | Vietnamese | Female |
| Cain | 2 | Possessed | Hebrew | Male |
| Caine | 2 | Place Name Unrelated To The Biblical Cain. | English | Male |
| Cal | 2 | Bold: Abbreviation Of Names Beginning With Cal- | English | Male |
| Cala | 2 | Castle | Arabic | Female |
| Caleb | 2 | Bold | Hebrew | Male |
| Caley | 2 | Slender | Gaelic | Male |
| Caly | 2 | Slender | Irish | Male |
More Anglo Names
24 baby names that share Cate’s Anglo origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aart | Like An Eagle | Male |
| Abeodan | Announce | Male |
| Ablendan | Blind | Male |
| Abrecan | Storm | Male |
| Acca | "From Acca." | Female |
| Ace | Unity | Male |
| Acennan | Brings | Male |
| Acey | Unity | Male |
| Acwel | Kills | Male |
| Acwellen | Kills | Male |
| Adamnan | Name Of An Abbot | Male |
| Aedre | Stream | Female |
| Aefentid | "Evening." | Female |
| Aefre | "Forever." | Female |
| Aelle | Name Of Several Kings | Male |
| Aerlene | Elfin | Female |
| Aethelbald | A King Of Mercia | Male |
| Aethelbert | Name Of A King | Male |
| Aethelflaed | Sister Of King Edward | Female |
| Aethelfrith | Name Of A King | Male |
| Aethelhere | Name Of A King | Male |
| Aethelred | Name Of A King | Male |
| Aethelstan | Name Of A King | Male |
| Aethelthryth | Wife Of King Ecgfrith | Female |
4-Letter C-Names Like Cate
24 names that share Cate's exact length (4 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Cate's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Cate
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Cate.
Names That Rhyme with Cate
12 baby names that share Cate's last 3 letters — -ate. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ate | Myth Name (Goddess Of Irrationality) | Greek | Female |
| Fate | Myth Name (Destiny) | Greek | Female |
| Kate | English Abbreviation Of Katherine. Pure. | English | Female |
| Mate | Gift From God | Hebrew | Male |
| Nate | Given. Form Of Nathan. | Hebrew | Male |
| Tate | "Pleasant And Bright."Some Variants Are Tait, Taite, And Tayte. | Anglo | Female |
| Agate | Kind | Irish | Female |
| Anate | A Singer | Hebrew | Female |
| Hecate | Greek Goddess Of Fertility Who Later Became Associated With Perseph... | Greek | Female |
| Wingate | From The Winding Gate | English | Male |
| Windgate | From The Winding Gate | English | Male |
| Bradamate | Legend Name | French | Female |
Names That Start Like Cate
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Cate — Cat-. Good for parents who like Cate's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cat | Catlike | Scottish | Male |
| Cath | Name Of A Monster | Arthurian | Male |
| Cathi | Form Of The Greek Catherine Meaning Pure. | English | Female |
| Cathy | Form Of The Greek Catherine Meaning Pure. | English | Female |
| Catia | English | Female | |
| Cathal | Strong In Battle | Celtic | Male |
| Cathia | Form Of The Greek Catherine Meaning Pure. | English | Female |
| Cathie | Form Of The Greek Catherine Meaning Pure. | English | Female |
| Catlee | Pure | Irish | Female |
| Catlin | Variant Of Katherine Meaning Pure | Irish | Female |
| Catlyn | Variant Of Katherine Meaning Pure | Irish | Female |
| Catori | Hopi Name Meaning "Spirit." | Native American | Female |
| Cattee | Pure | Irish | Female |
| Catalin | Form Of Katherine (Pure) | Basque | Female |
| Catelyn | Variant Of Katherine Meaning Pure | Irish | Female |
| Cathair | From The Broken Mossy Ground | Scottish | Male |
| Cathbad | Meaning Unknown | Celtic | Male |
| Cathmor | Great Fighter | Irish | Male |