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Unisex name

Tay

/ˈteɪ/ · 21% girls, 79% boys · 10 born in 2025

Tay has been given to about 260 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2001, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈteɪ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 238
Median age today23 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Tay per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2001 · 13
  • Born in 202510
  • All time260

How popular is Tay?

Its best year was 2001, when 13 babies were given the name. The typical living American called Tay is about 23 years old today.

Names that sound like Tay

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ray0.75
  2. Jay0.75
  3. Kay0.75
  4. May0.75
  5. Fay0.75
  6. Gay0.75
  7. Tai0.76
  8. Tammy0.72

Middle names for Tay

Ranked by flow score
  1. Tay Iris0.77
  2. Tay Opal0.77
  3. Tay Ivy0.77
  4. Tay Noelle0.77
  5. Tay Belle0.77
  6. Tay Alice0.75

Sibling names for Tay

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Barronbrother · 0.70
  2. Daliasister · 0.69
  3. Valerysister · 0.69
  4. Valentinbrother · 0.68
  5. Francobrother · 0.68
  6. Kennasister · 0.68

Where Tay is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Tay Evans0.73
    2. Tay Edwards0.73
    3. Tay Anderson0.70
    4. Tay Allen0.70
    5. Tay Adams0.70
    6. Tay Wilson0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Tay

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.