How Many People Are Named Tait?
An estimated 1,183 people in the United States have the first name Tait. It is predominantly male (98.7%). The average bearer is 30 years old, and Tait peaked in popularity in 2007 with 44 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tait 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 Tait paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,183
About 1 in 289,733 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
98.7% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2007
44 births
Total Registered
1,223
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tait
Tait is predominantly male (98.7%), though 16 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Tait as a male name
Ranked #8,221 in 2024
10 male births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (44 births)
Tait as a female name
Ranked #18,982 in 2013
5 female births in 2013
Peak: 1996 (6 births)
Tait: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tait span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 334 babies were registered. Tait has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tait by Decade
How has Tait 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.
Tait by State
Birth registrations for Tait span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Minnesota, Utah. The lowest are in Utah, Minnesota, California. On average, about 19 Taits were registered per state.
Tait + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tait as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tait
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tait: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tait?
We estimate approximately 1,183 people named Tait 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 289,733 Americans share this first name.
Is Tait a common name?
Tait is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,223 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tait most popular?
Tait reached peak popularity in 2007, when 44 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tait is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tait a male name?
Tait is predominantly male. 98.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tait Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tait Smith, Tait Johnson, Tait 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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