How Many People Are Named Tai?
An estimated 4,719 people in the United States have the first name Tai. It is used for both genders, with 63.0% male. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Tai peaked in popularity in 1980 with 199 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tai as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Tai paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Tai is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
4,719
About 1 in 72,633 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
63.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1980
199 births
Total Registered
4,873
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tai
Tai is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (63.0%) and females (37.0%). Out of 4,873 total births registered, 3,069 were male and 1,804 were female.
Tai as a male name
Ranked #2,409 in 2024
58 male births in 2024
Peak: 2004 (133 births)
Tai as a female name
Ranked #8,867 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 1980 (159 births)
Tai: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tai span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,404 babies were registered. Tai has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tai by Decade
How has Tai tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Tai by State
Birth registrations for Tai span all 24 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Oregon, Arkansas. On average, about 66 Tais were registered per state.
Tai + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tai as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tai
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tai: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tai?
We estimate approximately 4,719 people named Tai are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 72,633 Americans share this first name.
Is Tai a common name?
Tai is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,873 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tai most popular?
Tai reached peak popularity in 1980, when 199 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tai is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tai a male name?
Tai is predominantly male. 63.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tai Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tai Smith, Tai Johnson, Tai Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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