Taye
Taye is the name of an import Flemish noble house.Noble House of Taye: The Marquess of Wemmel. Maria de Taye François Philippe de Taye, Marquess of Wemmel. Engelbert de Taye, Lord Mayor of Brussels. Jacobus de Taye, Lord Mayor of Brussels.
Meaning & Origin of Taye
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Taye is the name of an import Flemish noble house.Noble House of Taye: The Marquess of Wemmel. Maria de Taye François Philippe de Taye, Marquess of Wemmel. Engelbert de Taye, Lord Mayor of Brussels. Jacobus de Taye, Lord Mayor of Brussels.
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The Story of Taye
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Taye as a girl name dates back to 1998, when 10 babies received it. 1998 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Taye — #8,584 in the national rankings. About 58% of every Taye on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Taye last appeared in the published SSA data in 2020, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 48 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Taye on the record books as a boy name in 1998, with 21 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 53 Tayes were born — ranking #2,193 that year. About 65% of every Taye on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Taye last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 571 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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About the name Taye
Taye is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 571 births in the dataset. Taye's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #2,193. Use the chart and map above to compare Taye'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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