NameTides

Tai

Tai was the #2,516 boys' name in the US in 2025 (53 babies), and #1,613 in England & Wales and #2,789 in Canada.

Tai as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Canada
Tai as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaUS
Tai as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandCanada
2025#2,516 (53)#1,613 (16)——#2,789 (6)
2024#2,393 (58)#1,859 (13)——#2,710 (6)
2023#2,660 (49)#3,113 (6)——#2,336 (7)
2022#2,493 (55)#2,321 (9)——#2,493 (6)
2021#2,300 (60)#2,301 (9)———
2020#2,292 (59)#2,076 (10)———
2019#2,736 (46)#1,369 (18)———
2018#2,579 (49)#1,875 (12)———
2017#2,417 (53)#1,546 (16)——#1,852 (9)
2016#2,228 (60)#1,363 (19)———
2015#2,276 (58)#1,236 (21)——#1,816 (9)
2014#2,017 (70)#1,061 (26)——#1,936 (8)
2013#1,942 (71)#1,462 (16)#687 (3)—#1,470 (12)
2012#1,959 (72)#1,152 (23)——#1,781 (9)
2011#1,675 (89)#907 (32)#459 (6)#375 (3)#1,467 (12)

Tai as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Tai as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020US
Tai as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#8,860 (11)——
2024#8,443 (12)——
2023#6,922 (16)#5,688 (3)—
2022#6,984 (16)——
2021#9,562 (10)——
2020#7,212 (15)——
2019#7,716 (14)#4,686 (4)—
2018#9,806 (10)#5,666 (3)—
2017#6,808 (17)——
2016#7,230 (16)——
2015#7,266 (16)——
2014#7,636 (15)——
2013#10,235 (10)——
2012#7,804 (15)——
2011#5,543 (24)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2004 at #1,172.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1922.
  • In 2025, 17% of US babies named Tai were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 32,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 32,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 17,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 26,000rare
USGirls2025about 1 in 140,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Tai is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 32,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 28,000 to 1 in 38,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Tai by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,203CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,652TXFlorida: #1,625FL
Tai (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
TaiCanadaGirls—too few
TaiCanadaBoys#2,7896
TaiEngland & WalesGirls—too few
TaiEngland & WalesBoys#1,61316
TaiNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
TaiNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
TaiScotlandBoys—too few
TaiUSGirls#8,86011
TaiUSBoys#2,51653