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
Taye first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1998, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1998, when 10 Tayes were born — ranking #8,584 that year. As of 2026, Taye ranks #15,082 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 48 Tayes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Taye first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1998, with 21 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 53 Tayes were born — ranking #2,193 that year. As of 2026, Taye ranks #8,914 for boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 571 Tayes 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 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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