Is Tai a boy or girl name?
Tai is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 12 girls and 58 boys were named Tai, so 17.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 37% of the 4,873 US babies named Tai were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,409
- Girl rank, 2024
- #8,867
- Babies named Tai since 1922
- 4,873
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 199 babies
Boys and girls named Tai, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1950s | 0 | 7 | 100% |
| 1960s | 12 | 11 | 47.8% |
| 1970s | 202 | 174 | 46.3% |
| 1980s | 356 | 666 | 65.2% |
| 1990s | 516 | 375 | 42.1% |
| 2000s | 1,053 | 351 | 25% |
| 2010s | 639 | 151 | 19.1% |
| 2020s | 281 | 69 | 19.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 58 | #2,409 | 12 | #8,867 |
| 2023 | 49 | #2,685 | 16 | #7,208 |
| 2022 | 55 | #2,512 | 16 | #7,254 |
| 2021 | 60 | #2,319 | 10 | #10,218 |
| 2020 | 59 | #2,319 | 15 | #7,530 |
| 2019 | 46 | #2,758 | 14 | #8,093 |
| 2018 | 49 | #2,612 | 10 | #10,477 |
| 2017 | 53 | #2,443 | 17 | #7,061 |
| 2016 | 60 | #2,253 | 16 | #7,562 |
| 2015 | 58 | #2,294 | 16 | #7,574 |
| 2014 | 70 | #2,039 | 15 | #8,014 |
| 2013 | 71 | #1,961 | 10 | #10,920 |
| 2012 | 72 | #1,980 | 15 | #8,176 |
| 2011 | 89 | #1,684 | 24 | #5,705 |
| 2010 | 71 | #1,971 | 14 | #8,654 |
| 2009 | 90 | #1,730 | 22 | #6,290 |
| 2008 | 84 | #1,790 | 27 | #5,419 |
| 2007 | 103 | #1,535 | 36 | #4,285 |
| 2006 | 121 | #1,348 | 31 | #4,676 |
| 2005 | 107 | #1,400 | 36 | #4,023 |
| 2004 | 133 | #1,177 | 41 | #3,620 |
| 2003 | 131 | #1,154 | 36 | #3,867 |
| 2002 | 88 | #1,458 | 48 | #3,062 |
| 2001 | 95 | #1,356 | 42 | #3,309 |
| 2000 | 101 | #1,288 | 32 | #3,970 |
| 1999 | 96 | #1,281 | 40 | #3,242 |
| 1998 | 65 | #1,618 | 44 | #2,967 |
| 1997 | 50 | #1,881 | 42 | #2,931 |
| 1996 | 47 | #1,928 | 30 | #3,717 |
| 1995 | 44 | #1,951 | 23 | #4,500 |
| 1994 | 53 | #1,714 | 32 | #3,525 |
| 1993 | 44 | #1,898 | 32 | #3,499 |
| 1992 | 42 | #1,953 | 39 | #3,031 |
| 1991 | 39 | #1,977 | 55 | #2,351 |
| 1990 | 36 | #2,080 | 38 | #3,017 |
| 1989 | 29 | #2,346 | 27 | #3,774 |
| 1988 | 40 | #1,766 | 25 | #3,791 |
| 1987 | 32 | #1,972 | 23 | #3,846 |
| 1986 | 42 | #1,584 | 42 | #2,414 |
| 1985 | 26 | #2,167 | 38 | #2,590 |
| 1984 | 38 | #1,604 | 59 | #1,834 |
| 1983 | 37 | #1,626 | 79 | #1,473 |
| 1982 | 37 | #1,648 | 88 | #1,395 |
| 1981 | 35 | #1,688 | 126 | #1,108 |
| 1980 | 40 | #1,543 | 159 | #947 |
| 1979 | 36 | #1,625 | 47 | #2,146 |
| 1978 | 21 | #2,267 | 29 | #2,850 |
| 1977 | 31 | #1,739 | 21 | #3,594 |
| 1976 | 36 | #1,534 | 34 | #2,426 |
| 1975 | 16 | #2,628 | 14 | #4,565 |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,658 | 9 | #6,198 |
| 1973 | 12 | #3,001 | 7 | #7,339 |
| 1972 | 12 | #2,972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 13 | #2,798 | 8 | #6,554 |
| 1970 | 10 | #3,257 | 5 | #9,167 |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,902 | 6 | #7,368 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,493 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,560 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,505 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,878 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,879 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Tai reached #1,154 in 2003. As a girl name, it reached #947 in 1980. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Tai
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.