Tai

A boys’ name of Japanese origin, meaning big; great.

Babies a year
16
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#1613
16 babies

Tai by the numbers

In 2025, 16 babies in England and Wales were named Tai. In the US, 70 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.

Its American peak was 160 babies in 1980, making it a 1980s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Tai. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Tajcrown177 in the US (2017)
  • Taitcheerful, lively16 in the US (2017)
  • Tampalm tree; a form of Tamar16 in the US (2017)
  • Thaithai people; relating to Thailand16 in the US (2017)
  • Taldew12 in the US (2017)
  • Tadtoad; a form of Thaddeus11 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Tai

Names that are said the same way as Tai, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Tawthe twenty-third letter of the hebrew alphabet6 in the US (2017)
  • Tauthe nineteenth letter of the greek alphabet5 in the US (2017)
  • Taye7 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Tai

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