Taishi
Taishi is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Kagayaki Taishi , Japanese sumo wrestler Taishi Matsumoto , Japanese footballer Taishi Murata , Japanese voice actor Taishi Nakagawa , Japanese actor Taishi Onodera , Japanese volleyball player Taishi Taguchi , Japanese footballer Taishi Takizawa , Japanese professional wrestler Taishi Tsukamoto , Japanese footballer
Meaning & Origin of Taishi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Taishi is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Kagayaki Taishi , Japanese sumo wrestler Taishi Matsumoto , Japanese footballer Taishi Murata , Japanese voice actor Taishi Nakagawa , Japanese actor Taishi Onodera , Japanese volleyball player Taishi Taguchi , Japanese footballer Taishi Takizawa , Japanese professional wrestler Taishi Tsukamoto , Japanese footballer
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The Story of Taishi
Taishi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1993, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 10 Taishis were born — ranking #7,500 that year. As of 2026, Taishi ranks #12,135 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 54 Taishis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Taishi
Taishi is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 54 births in the dataset. Taishi's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #7,500. Use the chart and map above to compare Taishi'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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