Unisex name · since 1998
Taye
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 579 babies named Taye, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,228 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,131 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 579
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Taye is the #10131 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 579 recorded since 1998.
Taye has 579 recorded births among boys since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10131 as of the latest data, more common than 27% 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 1998 to 2025.
- #7,228 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,131 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 579 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taye ranks #7,228 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,131 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 579 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,228 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,131 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 579
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Taye's 579 recorded births place it above 84.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Taye compares
579 Top 41% higher than 59% 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
Taye's all-time total is 57% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Taye | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 579 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 53 | 34 | 22,252 |
Taye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Taye's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 26% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 74%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2016, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 53, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Taye popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Taye popularity over time - girls
48 total births recorded since 1998 (Taye as girls' name)
Taye by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (371 births, 64% of the file).
2000s was Taye's strongest decade.
371 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Taye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 56
1990s
56 births
- 2000s
2000s
371 births
- 2010s 109
2010s
109 births
- 2020s 43
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 371 births (64% of all-time use).
How Taye 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 Taye's total volume
Taye by state
Where Taye concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 22 | 3.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 10 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 6 | 1.0% |
22 of 579 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Taye's data
- Taye's decade-level peak was the 2000s (371 total births); usage has since declined to 43 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tayes (22 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 Taye: 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 (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Taye 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.