How Many People Are Named Taye?
An estimated 611 people in the United States have the first name Taye. It is predominantly male (92.2%). The average bearer is 20 years old, and Taye peaked in popularity in 2004 with 59 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Taye 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 Taye paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
611
About 1 in 560,973 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
92.2% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2004
59 births
Total Registered
619
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Taye
Taye is predominantly male (92.2%), though 48 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Taye as a male name
Ranked #9,633 in 2023
8 male births in 2023
Peak: 2004 (53 births)
Taye as a female name
Ranked #17,272 in 2020
5 female births in 2020
Peak: 1998 (10 births)
Taye: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Taye span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 398 babies were registered. Taye has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Taye by Decade
How has Taye 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.
Taye by State
Birth registrations for Taye span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Texas, New York, California. On average, about 13 Tayes were registered per state.
Taye + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Taye as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Taye
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Taye: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Taye?
We estimate approximately 611 people named Taye 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 560,973 Americans share this first name.
Is Taye a common name?
Taye is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 619 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Taye most popular?
Taye reached peak popularity in 2004, when 59 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Taye is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Taye a male name?
Taye is predominantly male. 92.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Taye Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Taye Smith, Taye Johnson, Taye 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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