Mate is a Croatian given name. Notable people with the name include:
Mate Balota (1898–1963), Croatian poet, novelist and economistMate Baturina (born 1973), Croatian football strikerMate Bilić (born 1980), Croatian football strikerMate Boban (1940−1997), Croatian politicianMate Brajković (born 1981), Croatian football strikerMate Bulić (born 1957), Croatian pop and folk singerMate Dragičević (born 1979), Croatian football strikerMate Dugandžić (born 1989), Australian soccer playerMate Dujilo (born 1982), Croatian football defenderMate Eterović (born 1984), Croatian football forwardMate Ghvinianidze (born 1986), Georgian football defenderMate Granić (born 1947), Croatian diplomat and politicianMate Jakich (1940–2010), New Zealand rugby union playerMate Lacić (born 1980), Croatian football defenderMate Mahadevi (born 1946), Indian scholar and mysticMate Maleš (born 1989), Croatian football midfielderMate Maras (born 1933), Croatian translatorMate Mezulić (born 1981), Croatian bobsledderMate Meštrović (born 1930), Croatian-American journalist and politicianMate Parlov (1948–2008), Yugoslav boxer of Croatian originMate Šestan (born 1971), Croatian footballerMate Trojanović (1930–2015), Yugoslav rower of Croatian originMate Ujević (1901–1967), Croatian writerMate Vatsadze (born 1988), Georgian football forward