Boys' name · since 1997
Tsai
Tsai has 10 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #35,751 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 1997
- 1990s
- peak decade
10 boys have been named Tsai since 1997, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Tsai recorded 10 times among boys since 1997, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2005.
- #35,751 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 10 born since 1997
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tsai ranks #35,751 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1997, peaking in the 1990s.
- #35,751 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 1997
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tsai's 10 recorded births place it above 21.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tsai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tsai's full recorded timeline at 2005, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births.
Tsai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2005
- Peak year (1997)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Tsai by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Tsai's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Tsai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Tsai's data
- Tsai's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Tsai
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tsai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~8 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, 1997–2005 (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 Tsai 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.