Girls' name · since 1991
Tais
409 babies named Tais in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,351 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 409
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
409 girls have been named Tais since 1991, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Tais recorded 409 times among girls since 1991, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1991 to 2015.
- #13,351 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 409 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tais ranks #13,351 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 409 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,351 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 409
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tais's 409 recorded births place it above 81.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tais's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tais splits its recorded history at 2005: 34% of all births land in the more recent half, 66% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 95 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tais popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2015
- Peak year (2001)
- 95
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Tais by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (322 births, 79% of the file).
2000s was Tais's strongest decade.
322 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Tais births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 50
1990s
50 births
- 2000s
2000s
322 births
- 2010s 37
2010s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 322 births (79% of all-time use).
Tais by state
Where Tais concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 80 | 19.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 56 | 13.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 13 | 3.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 8 | 2.0% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.2% |
80 of 409 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Tais's data
- Tais's decade-level peak was the 2000s (322 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Taiss (80 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 Tais: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1991–2015 (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 Tais 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.