Tai
Tai is a given name. People with the name include:
- Chinese
Meaning & Origin of Tai
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tai is a given name. People with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Chinese
The Story of Tai
As a girl name
Tai first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1959, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1980: 159 births, good for #939 nationwide. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 36% of all recorded Tais. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #7,907 among girl names with 13 births, gradually rising (+6%). In total, more than 2K Tais have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Tai on the record books as a boy name in 1922, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 133 Tais were born — ranking #1,172 that year. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 33% of all recorded Tais. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,526 among boy names with 54 births, holding steady (+1%). In total, more than 3K Tais have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Tai
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Tai Abed (born 2004), Israeli footballer
- Tai Babilonia (born 1959), American figure skater
- Tai Baribo (born 1998), Israeli footballer
- Tai Bundit , Thai volleyball coach
- Tai Collins (born 1962), American model and actress
- Tai Enosa (born 1989), American Samoan rugby player
- Tai Felton (born 2003), American football player
- Tai Geng (died 1667 BC), Chinese king
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Names that sound like Tai
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About the name Tai
Tai is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1922 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Tai's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #1,149. Use the chart and map above to compare Tai's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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