Mate is a Croatian given name. Notable people with the name include:
Mate Balota (1898–1963), Croatian poet, novelist and economist
Mate Baturina (born 1973), Croatian football striker
Mate Bilić (born 1980), Croatian football striker
Mate Boban (1940−1997), Croatian politician
Mate Brajković (born 1981), Croatian football striker
Mate Bulić (born 1957), Croatian pop and folk singer
Mate Dragičević (born 1979), Croatian football striker
Mate Dugandžić (born 1989), Australian soccer player
Mate Dujilo (born 1982), Croatian football defender
Mate Eterović (born 1984), Croatian football forward
Mate Ghvinianidze (born 1986), Georgian football defender
Mate Granić (born 1947), Croatian diplomat and politician
Mate Jakich (1940–2010), New Zealand rugby union player
Mate Lacić (born 1980), Croatian football defender
Mate Mahadevi (born 1946), Indian scholar and mystic
Mate Maleš (born 1989), Croatian football midfielder
Mate Maras (born 1933), Croatian translator
Mate Mezulić (born 1981), Croatian bobsledder
Mate Meštrović (born 1930), Croatian-American journalist and politician
Mate Parlov (1948–2008), Yugoslav boxer of Croatian origin
Mate Šestan (born 1971), Croatian footballer
Mate Trojanović (1930–2015), Yugoslav rower of Croatian origin
Mate Ujević (1901–1967), Croatian writer
Mate Vatsadze (born 1988), Georgian football forward
