Taye

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — one syllable, given to 7 babies a year in England and Wales.

Babies a year
7
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2952
7 babies

Taye by the numbers

In 2025, 7 babies in England and Wales were named Taye.

Its American peak was 53 babies in 2004, making it a 2000s name.

What we can tell you about Taye

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

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

  • Tatecheerful; from a surname152 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Tageday20 in the US (2017)
  • Tayowe have joy; born to bring happiness7 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Tye68 in the US (2017)
  • Taym6 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Tayte13 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Taye

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

  • Taibig; great16 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Tawthe twenty-third letter of the hebrew alphabet6 in the US (2017)
  • Tauthe nineteenth letter of the greek alphabet5 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Taye

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