Unisex name · since 1922
Tai
3,122 babies named Tai in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,464 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,522 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,122
- born since 1922
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tai is the #2522 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 3,122 recorded since 1922.
Tai has 3,122 recorded births among boys since 1922, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2522 as of the latest data, more common than 82% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 2025.
- #2,464 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,522 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,122 born since 1922
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tai ranks #2,464 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,522 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,122 born since 1922, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,464 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,522 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,122
- born since 1922
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tai's 3,122 recorded births place it above 94.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Tai compares
3,122 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Tai's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,122 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 133 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tai's full recorded timeline at 1996, 73% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 27% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 133 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tai popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 133
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Tai popularity over time - girls
1,815 total births recorded since 1959 (Tai as girls' name)
Tai by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,053 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Tai's strongest decade.
1,053 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Tai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 202
1970s
202 births
- 1980s 356
1980s
356 births
- 1990s
1990s
516 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,053 births
- 2010s
2010s
639 births
- 2020s 334
2020s
334 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,053 births (34% of all-time use).
How Tai compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Tai's total volume
Tai by state
Where Tai concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 575 | 18.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 131 | 4.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 122 | 3.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 115 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 39 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 35 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Washington | | 22 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 21 | 0.7% |
575 of 3,122 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Tai appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tai's data
- Tai's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,053 total births); usage has since declined to 334 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tais (575 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~103 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, 1922–2025 (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 Tai 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.