Tait Boy
How popular is Tait?
Peaked in 2007
No babies were recorded with the name Tait in 2025. It was most used in 2007, when 44 boys got the name.
1,175living people named Tait (est.)
28median age of people named Tait
1,223babies named Tait since 1880
Tait popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-100% babies vs 2015) |
| Peak year | 2007 (44 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,439 in 1974 |
| First recorded | 1967 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
Tait counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Tate family of names ranked #203 for boys in 2025 (#228 the year before), with 1,876 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tate | 1,862 | 99% |
| Tayte | 14 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Tait by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27 | #2,108 |
| 1970s | 252 | #1,439 |
| 1980s | 134 | #2,728 |
| 1990s | 234 | #2,157 |
| 2000s | 329 | #2,697 |
| 2010s | 187 | #3,376 |
| 2020s | 44 | #7,084 |
Questions
- Is Tait a boy or girl name?
- Tait is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Tait were boys.
- How popular is the name Tait?
- No babies were recorded with the name Tait in 2025. It was most used in 2007, when 44 boys got the name.
- When was Tait most popular?
- Tait peaked in 2007, when 44 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,439 in 1974.
- How many people are named Tait?
- 1,223 babies have been named Tait in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,175 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 28.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.