Names Like Kate — Find Similar Baby Names
Kate is a 4-letter English girls' name meaning “English Abbreviation Of Katherine. Pure.”. This page collects 132 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Kade and Kale, English cousins like Aaric and Aarika, rhyming names ending in -ate like Ate and Cate, and names sharing the “abbreviation” concept like Al and Alex.
For the full Kate profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Kate page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Kate
24 baby names that differ from Kate by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kade | 1 | From The Wetlands. | Scottish | Male |
| Kale | 1 | Strong And Manly | Hawaiian | Male |
| Kane | 1 | Intelligent | Celtic | Male |
| Kat | 1 | English Abbreviation Of Katherine. Pure. | English | Female |
| Kateb | 1 | Writer | Arabic | Male |
| Kathe | 1 | German Form Of Katherine | German | Female |
| Katie | 1 | Variant Of Katherine. Pure. | English | Female |
| Kato | 1 | Runyankore Of Uganda Name Meaning "Second Born Twin." | African | Male |
| Kaye | 1 | Variants Of Kay Keeper Of The Keys: Pure | English | Female |
| Kaage | 2 | Shadow. Alternante Spelling: Kage. | Japanese | Male |
| Kacee | 2 | Modern Kacie And Variants Are Phonetic Forms Of The Initials K.C. O... | English | Female |
| Kacey | 2 | Modern Kacie And Variants Are Phonetic Forms Of The Initials K.C. O... | English | Female |
| Kaci | 2 | Modern Kacie And Variants Are Phonetic Forms Of The Initials K.C. O... | English | Female |
| Kacie | 2 | Modern Kacie And Variants Are Phonetic Forms Of The Initials K.C. O... | English | Female |
| Kacy | 2 | Modern Kacie And Variants Are Phonetic Forms Of The Initials K.C. O... | English | Female |
| Kada | 2 | Unknown | American | Female |
| Kadee | 2 | Rhyming Variant Of Katy Or Cady. | English | Female |
| Kaden | 2 | Companion | Arabic | Male |
| Kadi | 2 | Rhyming Variant Of Katy Or Cady. | English | Female |
| Kadie | 2 | Rhyming Variant Of Katy Or Cady. | English | Female |
| Kado | 2 | Gateway | Japanese | Male |
| Kady | 2 | Variant Of Cady Meaning A Rhythmic Flow Of Sounds. | English | Female |
| Kaede | 2 | Maple Leaf | Japanese | Female |
| Kaga | 2 | Chronicler | Native American | Male |
More English Names
24 baby names that share Kate’s English origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aaric | Variant Of Aric Meaning Rule With Mercy. | Male |
| Aarika | "Alternate Spelling: Erika, Erica, Ericka." | Female |
| Aarshiya | Heavenly | Female |
| Aase | Tree-Covered Mountain AEGILEIF | Female |
| Aasiya | "Derived From The Arabic Verb, To Abound, And Means Abundant, Flourishing, Th... | Female |
| Aaylah | Light Bearer | Female |
| Abbigale | Female | |
| Abbot | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abbott | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abrianna | Mother Of Many Nations. | Female |
| Abriell | Variant Of Gabrielle. | Male |
| Acker | From The Oak Tree | Male |
| Ackerley | From The Oak-Tree Meadow | Male |
| Ackerman | Man Of Oak | Male |
| Ackley | Dwells At The Oak Tree Meadow | Male |
| Adalbeorht | Noble | Female |
| Adalbrechta | Noble | Female |
| Adalson | Son Of All | Male |
| Adam | Of The Red Earth | Male |
| Adda | Wealthy | Female |
| Addaneye | Lives On The Noble's Island | Male |
| Addilynn | Female | |
| Addis | Son Of Adam | Male |
| Addisen | Child Of Adam | Male |
4-Letter K-Names Like Kate
24 names that share Kate's exact length (4 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Kate's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Kate
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 Kate.
Names That Rhyme with Kate
12 baby names that share Kate'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 |
| Cate | Innocent | Anglo | Female |
| Fate | Myth Name (Destiny) | Greek | 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 Kate
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Kate — Kat-. Good for parents who like Kate's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kat | English Abbreviation Of Katherine. Pure. | English | Female |
| Kato | Runyankore Of Uganda Name Meaning "Second Born Twin." | African | Male |
| Kateb | Writer | Arabic | Male |
| Kathe | German Form Of Katherine | German | Female |
| Kathy | Variant Of Katherine. Pure. | English | Male |
| Katia | Variant Of Katherine. Pure. | Spanish | Female |
| Katie | Variant Of Katherine. Pure. | English | Female |
| Katja | Pure. | Russian | Female |
| Katina | Pure. | English | Female |
| Katlin | Medieval English Form Of The Irish Caitlin. Pure | English | Female |
| Katlyn | Medieval English Form Of The Irish Caitlin. Pure | English | Female |
| Katura | Unisexual Zimbabwe Name Meaning "Take A Burden Off My Mind." | African | Female |
| Katchen | German Form Of Katherine | German | Female |
| Katelin | Medieval English Form Of The Irish Caitlin. Pure | English | Female |
| Katelyn | Phonetic Form Of Caitlin - The Irish Form Of Katherine. Pure | English | Female |
| Kathryn | Variant Of Katherine. Pure. | English | Female |
| Katilyn | English Abbreviation Of Katherine. Pure. | English | Female |
| Katinka | Pure | Hungarian | Female |