Taichi
Taichi is a name with a single cultural origin: Japanese.
- Japanese
Meaning & Origin of Taichi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Taichi is a name with a single cultural origin: Japanese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Japanese
The Story of Taichi
The earliest SSA record of Taichi as a baby boy name dates back to 1988, when 5 babies received it. 2003 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Taichi — #7,245 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 43% of all recorded Taichis. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2019 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 111 Taichis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Taichi
Taichi is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1988 and has accumulated 111 births in the dataset. Taichi's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #7,245. Use the chart and map above to compare Taichi'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.