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How popular is the name Tai?
Births per year, rank history and how many Tais are alive today.
Tai (male) is a rare spelling of the boys' name Ty in England and Wales, ranked 1613th in 2025 and given to 16 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 2010, when 44 babies were given the name, the 699th most popular that year. It has declined since 2010; the 2025 figure is roughly 36% of its peak.
Across all spellings of the name, the Ty you are most likely to meet is around 20 years old. Half of all Ties born in England and Wales are between 16 and 25, and there are at least 3,100 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 1% chance that at least one of them will be called Ty.
How many babies are named Tai each year?
Includes all spellings: Tai, Thai, Ty, Tye. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Tai spelling rank?
Where does the Thai spelling rank?
Where does the Ty spelling rank?
Where does the Tye spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Tai most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Ty, peaked in 2005, when 240 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Tai spelling itself peaked in 2010, with 44 babies.
How many people are called Tai?
At least 3,100 people named Tai in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Tai?
Most living Tais are between 16 and 25; the most common age is about 20.
Is Tai becoming more or less popular?
Rising: numbers have been climbing in recent years.