Unisex name · since 1952
Tae
Tae has 451 recorded births since 1952 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,391 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,776 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 451
- born since 1952
- 2000s
- peak decade
451 babies have been named Tae since 1952, making it today's #7776 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Tae recorded 451 times among boys since 1952, holding rank #7776 nationally today, ahead of 44% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2025.
- #8,391 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,776 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 451 born since 1952
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tae ranks #8,391 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,776 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 451 born since 1952, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,391 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,776 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 451
- born since 1952
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tae's 451 recorded births place it above 81.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Kansas.
How Tae compares
451 Top 46% higher than 54% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tae's all-time total is 22% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tae | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 451 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tae's full recorded timeline at 2000, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1952, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tae popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Tae popularity over time - girls
103 total births recorded since 1959 (Tae as girls' name)
Tae by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (140 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Tae's strongest decade.
140 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Tae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 32
1970s
32 births
- 1980s 51
1980s
51 births
- 1990s
1990s
74 births
- 2000s
2000s
140 births
- 2010s
2010s
86 births
- 2020s 52
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 140 births (31% of all-time use).
Tae by state
Where Tae concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
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What to do with Tae's data
- Tae's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (140 total births) through the 2020s (52) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Kansas records the most Taes (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kansas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~73 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1952–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tae draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.