Unisex name · since 1994
Tayte
502 babies named Tayte in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,888 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,297 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 502
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
502 babies have been named Tayte since 1994, making it today's #6297 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tayte has been recorded 502 times among boys since 1994, currently ranked #6297 nationally and more common than 55% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #7,888 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,297 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 502 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tayte ranks #7,888 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,297 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 502 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,888 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,297 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 502
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tayte's 502 recorded births place it above 82.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Tayte compares
502 Top 44% higher than 56% 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
Tayte's all-time total is 36% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tayte | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 502 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tayte's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tayte's full recorded timeline at 2010, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2020, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 34 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tayte popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Tayte popularity over time - girls
142 total births recorded since 1998 (Tayte as girls' name)
Tayte by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (207 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Tayte's strongest decade.
207 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Tayte births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 55
1990s
55 births
- 2000s
2000s
207 births
- 2010s
2010s
170 births
- 2020s 70
2020s
70 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 207 births (41% of all-time use).
How Tayte 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 Tayte's total volume
Tayte by state
Where Tayte concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.0% |
5 of 502 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tayte's data
- Tayte's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (207 total births) through the 2020s (70) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Taytes (5 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tayte: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Tayte 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.