How Many People Are Named Tay?
An estimated 231 people in the United States have the first name Tay. It is used for both genders, with 78.0% male. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Tay peaked in popularity in 2001 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tay 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 Tay paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
231
About 1 in 1,483,785 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
78.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
2001
13 births
Total Registered
250
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tay
Tay is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (78.0%) and females (22.0%). Out of 250 total births registered, 195 were male and 55 were female.
Tay as a male name
Ranked #8,869 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (13 births)
Tay as a female name
Ranked #17,880 in 2018
5 female births in 2018
Peak: 1964 (10 births)
Tay: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tay span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 62 babies were registered. While Tay is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Tay by Decade
How has Tay 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.
Tay + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tay as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tay
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Tay: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tay?
We estimate approximately 231 people named Tay 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 1,483,785 Americans share this first name.
Is Tay a common name?
Tay is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 250 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tay most popular?
Tay reached peak popularity in 2001, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tay is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tay a male name?
Tay is predominantly male. 78.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tay Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tay Smith, Tay Johnson, Tay 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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