How Many People Are Named Tay?
people named Tay are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,412,334 people in the US has this name
Based on 260 babies named Tay in Social Security records from 1939 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
13 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Tay, 20.4% were girls and 79.6% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Tay alive today is about 29 years old, and 61% are under 30. Half of them were between 12 and 48 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Tay first appears in the records in 1939 and was given most often in 2001, to 13 babies. In 2025, 10 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1939 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Tay has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #3,840, in 1955. In 2025 it ranked #8,176. Among girls, its best rank was #4,605, in 1964.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #8,176 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #3,840 (1955) | #4,605 (1964) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #9,474 in the 2000s | #7,945 in the 1950s |
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