The baby name Tai is a Boy name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced TYE.
Tai is Chinese in Origin.
The baby name Tai is a boy name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced TYE.
Tai is Chinese in Origin.
Tai is the standard pinyin spelling of Mandarin tài, written most directly with the Chinese character 太. The graph is an early Chinese extension of 大, big, with an added stroke marking excess or emphasis; in Classical Chinese it functioned as great, very, utmost, or extreme. In compounds such as 太極 Taiji, the literal sense is the great ultimate or supreme extreme.
As a personal name, Tai is usually read through the chosen character, so Chinese usage can overlap with surnames, given names, and philosophical vocabulary rather than a single fixed naming tradition. English records also reflect Māori tai, tide, and other independent sources. In the United States it has been unisex, with female visibility around skater Tai Babilonia and stronger recent male registration in SSA data.
| Tai Kang Tai Kang was the third king of the Xia dynasty, best known as an early ruler in traditional Chinese history. He was the son of Qi of Xia and the grandson of Yu the Great and Queen Nu Jiao. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FJ | Girls | 0 | #7 | 3 | 583 |
| KH | Boys | 0 | #9 | 1 | 270 |
| FJ | Boys | 0 | #17 | 1 | 603 |
| MO | 0 | #49 | 4 | 2,706 | |
| JP | 0 | #74 | 4 | 4,057 | |
| CN | 0 | #84 | 3 | 3,857 | |
| JM | 0 | #93 | 1 | 3,714 | |
| TW | 0 | #95 | 9 | 4,523 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #111 | 4 | 5,459 |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #124 | 2 | 2,087 |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #135 | 5 | 6,332 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #142 | 1 | 1,888 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #151 | 4 | 4,685 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #153 | 71 | 5,842 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| UY | 0 | #182 | 1 | 2,477 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #185 | 689 | 12,905 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2012 | #186 | 2 | 1,395 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #195 | 47 | 7,111 |
| DK | 0 | #205 | 2 | 5,198 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #207 | 5 | 3,402 |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #213 | 39 | 7,056 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| SG | 0 | #226 | 44 | 11,010 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| MY | 0 | #229 | 106 | 12,352 | |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #236 | 2 | 7,146 |
| BD | 0 | #240 | 2 | 5,992 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #247 | 5 | 6,592 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| HK | 0 | #255 | 96 | 8,483 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #256 | 21 | 8,139 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #263 | 496 | 16,104 |
| NG | 0 | #268 | 5 | 5,926 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #276 | 3 | 7,507 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #279 | 19 | 7,909 |
| IL | 0 | #281 | 2 | 6,291 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #290 | 4 | 6,876 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #293 | 2 | 3,687 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #294 | 3 | 6,578 |
| Canada | Girls | 2005 | #295 | 5 | 2,598 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #298 | 22 | 9,639 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #301 | 6 | 2,588 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #301 | 5 | 6,530 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 5,122 |
| SA | 0 | #309 | 4 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #329 | 4 | 7,401 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #331 | 2 | 5,862 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #340 | 10 | 8,829 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #340 | 4 | 15,378 |
| BR | 0 | #353 | 8 | 5,969 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #360 | 3 | 8,539 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #379 | 1,128 | 25,439 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #402 | 5 | 8,413 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #406 | 3 | 11,440 |
| France | Boys | 2009 | #407 | 4 | 2,801 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #421 | 4 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #428 | 2 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #442 | 4 | 8,339 | |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #447 | 690 | 24,821 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #452 | 253 | 17,960 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #461 | 6 | 10,523 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #464 | 8 | 7,952 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #473 | 114 | 18,916 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #477 | 7 | 7,628 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #481 | 25 | 12,621 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #489 | 10 | 11,913 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #498 | 2 | 7,625 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #503 | 13 | 19,177 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #504 | 2 | 9,305 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #505 | 19 | 10,981 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #507 | 4 | 10,188 |
| CO | 0 | #508 | 3 | 7,768 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #516 | 3 | 9,861 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #524 | 2 | 11,303 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #524 | 25 | 10,655 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #532 | 5 | 6,731 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #563 | 3 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #566 | 8 | 11,342 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #574 | 34 | 10,983 |
| BH | 0 | #582 | 6 | 17,937 | |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #585 | 33 | 11,648 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #595 | 3 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #599 | 7 | 10,045 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #599 | 33 | 13,121 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #625 | 6 | 8,289 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #649 | 3 | 9,488 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #695 | 6 | 13,390 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #695 | 3 | 13,071 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #739 | 13 | 12,213 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #740 | 4 | 18,093 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #762 | 25 | 15,093 |
| SY | 0 | #764 | 4 | 11,684 | |
| TN | 0 | #802 | 28 | 13,765 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #827 | 12 | 4,949 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #835 | 58 | 7,044 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #841 | 101 | 12,708 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #848 | 39 | 15,035 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #866 | 16 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #869 | 10 | 14,506 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #880 | 72 | 16,906 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #905 | 12 | 8,487 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #909 | 7 | 14,098 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #912 | 19 | 5,610 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #912 | 24 | 25,931 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #918 | 35 | 5,697 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #931 | 21 | 5,873 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #936 | 66 | 16,750 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #943 | 17 | 14,742 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #954 | 30 | 5,561 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #965 | 18 | 16,355 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #976 | 6 | 15,656 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 4 | 14,861 |
| MA | 0 | #1,064 | 65 | 20,986 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,067 | 12 | 16,140 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,083 | 10 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,122 | 55 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,127 | 15 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,145 | 34 | 25,619 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,167 | 17 | 17,781 |
| TR | 0 | #1,250 | 5 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,409 | 38 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,416 | 56 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,549 | 66 | 28,008 |
Tai is popular in 76 countries — most recent births per country:
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