Unisex name · since 1996

Taige

118 babies named Taige in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#16,343 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#6,314 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
118
born since 1996
2000s
peak decade

Yes -- Taige is the #6314 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 118 recorded since 1996.

Social Security Administration records show Taige recorded 118 times among boys since 1996, holding rank #6314 nationally today, ahead of 55% 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 1996 to 2025.

  • #16,343 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #6,314 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 118 born since 1996
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taige ranks #16,343 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,314 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 118 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.

#16,343 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#6,314 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
118
born since 1996
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%54.6%
Taige vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Taige's 118 recorded births place it above 64.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Taige compares

118 29th percentile among 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

Taige's all-time total is 68% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Taige Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 118 369 358,536
Peak-year births 18 34 22,252

Taige's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Taige's full recorded timeline at 2007, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Taige popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
18
Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
05101520 1996199920022007200920162025 14

Taige popularity over time - girls

103 total births recorded since 2004 (Taige as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 103 births
051015202530 200420062007201020152016201820192021202220242025 25

Taige by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (56 births, 47% of the file).

2000s was Taige's strongest decade.

56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.

Taige births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 56 births (47% of all-time use).

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

Taige by state

Where Taige concentrates geographically, total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Taige
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 5.1%
#2 Utah
5 4.2%
Texas share of Taige's total US births 5.1%
Even split

6 of 118 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taige?
118 babies have been named Taige since 1996. All-time, it sits at #16,343 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #6,314 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 18 births.
Where does Taige sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taige ranks #16,343 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,314 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Taige most popular?
Taige was most popular in the 2000s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Taige most popular?
The top states for the name Taige are Texas (6 births), Utah (5 births).
Is Taige a unisex name?
Yes, Taige is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 118 births, and as a girl's name it has 103 births.
How long has the name Taige been used?
Records for Taige go back to 1996, giving 30 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Taige?
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 Taige's data

  • Taige's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (56 total births) through the 2020s (32) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Texas records the most Taiges (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

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

Keep exploring Taige

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Taige: 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, 1996–2025 (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 Taige 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.