Boys' name · since 1967
Tait
Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 1,207 babies named Tait, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,566 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,207
- born since 1967
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tait sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 1,207 recorded since 1967.
Tait has 1,207 recorded births among boys since 1967, 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 1967 to 2024.
- #4,566 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,207 born since 1967
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tait ranks #4,566 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,207 born since 1967, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,566 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,207
- born since 1967
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tait's 1,207 recorded births place it above 89.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tait's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tait's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1967, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 44, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tait popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2024
- Peak year (2007)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Tait popularity over time - girls
16 total births recorded since 1996 (Tait as girls' name)
Tait by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (329 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Tait's strongest decade.
329 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Tait births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 27
1960s
27 births
- 1970s
1970s
252 births
- 1980s
1980s
134 births
- 1990s
1990s
234 births
- 2000s
2000s
329 births
- 2010s
2010s
187 births
- 2020s 44
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 329 births (27% of all-time use).
How Tait 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 Tait's total volume
Tait by state
Where Tait concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 26 | 2.2% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 16 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Utah | | 16 | 1.3% |
26 of 1,207 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Tait's decade-level peak was the 2000s (329 total births); usage has since declined to 44 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Taits (26 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Tait: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1967–2024 (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 Tait 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.