Boys' name · since 1988

Taichi

111 babies named Taichi in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#16,767 of 45,481
all-time among boys
111
born since 1988
2000s
peak decade

Taichi sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 111 recorded since 1988.

Taichi has 111 recorded births among boys since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1988 to 2019.

  • #16,767 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 111 born since 1988
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taichi ranks #16,767 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 111 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.

#16,767 of 45,481
all-time among boys
111
born since 1988
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Taichi's 111 recorded births place it above 63.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Taichi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Taichi's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Taichi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2003)
9
Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
45678910 1988199720032007201020132019 5

Taichi by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (48 births, 43% of the file).

2000s was Taichi's strongest decade.

48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.

Taichi births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 48 births (43% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taichi? ▼
111 babies have been named Taichi since 1988. All-time, it sits at #16,767 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2003 with 9 births.
Where does Taichi sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taichi ranks #16,767 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Taichi most popular? ▼
Taichi was most popular in the 2000s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Taichi been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Taichi since 1988 -- 32 years through the most recent 2019 data.
What names are similar to Taichi? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tai, Tait, Taiwan, Taiden, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Taichi's data

  • Taichi's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (48 total births) through the 2010s (32) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Taichi

Nearby Names Like Taichi

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Taichi

Tai Boy
#2522 3,122 births
Tait Boy
1,207 births
Taiwan Boy
#10909 842 births
Taiden Boy
#6042 692 births
Taim Boy
#2279 663 births

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Marce
111 births · Peak 1933
Harbert
111 births · Peak 1927
Kellis
111 births · Peak 1940

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Taichi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1988–2019 (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 Taichi 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.