In the entire world, Беате (Beate 
, Беате 
) is a common female given name. The forename Беате is habitual in Germany, where it is quite a common feminine name, Austria, and Latvia, where it is quite a rare girly name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Germany, Austria, and the United States. Very seldom, Беате is the last name as well as the forename.
Беате is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Schwester Beate , the fictional character from The Tin Drum by Günter Grass; Beate Flöter , the fictional character from Lindenstraße and Beate , the operatic character in the opera Regina by Albert Lortzing; a housemaid.