Tai Boy & girl
How popular is Tai?
#2,516 boy name in 2025
53 baby boys were named Tai in the US in 2025, making it the 2516th most popular boy name. Another 11 girls got the name (#8,858 for girls).
Tai popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,516 for boys (▼ 123 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 53 boys, 11 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-9% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,275 in 2015, #2,291 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2004 (133 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,148 in 2003 |
| First recorded | 1922 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 80% boys, 20% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Tai counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Tai family of names ranked #1,856 for boys in 2025 (#1,809 the year before), with 63 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tai | 53 | 84% |
| Tay | 10 | 16% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Tai is most popular
Babies named Tai per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (41 boys)
- Virginia: 0.0 per 1,000 (7 boys)
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (12 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (22 boys)
Tai by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 10 | #4,305 |
| 1960s | 12 | #3,594 |
| 1970s | 202 | #1,501 |
| 1980s | 356 | #1,524 |
| 1990s | 516 | #1,274 |
| 2000s | 1,053 | #1,148 |
| 2010s | 639 | #1,675 |
| 2020s | 334 | #2,291 |
Boy names about as popular as Tai
Questions
- Is Tai a boy or girl name?
- Tai is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 80% of babies named Tai were boys and 20% were girls.
- How popular is the name Tai?
- 53 baby boys were named Tai in the US in 2025, making it the 2516th most popular boy name. Another 11 girls got the name (#8,858 for girls).
- When was Tai most popular?
- Tai peaked in 2004, when 133 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,148 in 2003.
- How many people are named Tai?
- 4,937 babies have been named Tai in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,811 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 25.
- Where is Tai most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Tai was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.