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Tai

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What official birth registration shows about Tai: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1997–2023

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1997 to 2023, ranging from #1722 to #5687.199920012003200520182023#1722#5687
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1997#3174
1999#2770
2000#3912
2001#1870
2002#2105
2003#1722
2004#2530
2005#4798
2007#4294
2018#5666
2019#4686
2023#5687

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2011: #375 among boys in Northern Ireland, #907 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1235 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1613 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #375 in Northern Ireland in 2011.

Tai's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#161316HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#185913HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#56873HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#31126HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#23209HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#23019HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#207610HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#46864HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#136918HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#56663HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#187512HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#154616HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#136319HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#123621HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#106126HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#146216HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#115223HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#90732HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#69944HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#88431HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#77537HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#42944HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#95226HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#73335HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#47983HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#70536HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#25307HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#66736HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#172211HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#55841HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#21058HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#53439HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#18709HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#68626HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#39123HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#55434HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#27705HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#75022HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#92416HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#31744HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#91416HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#123510HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandmale#3753HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Tai is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Tai, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2002Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2011Northern Ireland: highest position in 201119962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#534 in 2002
Northern Ireland20111#375 in 2011
Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Tai

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #375 in Northern Ireland in 2011. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.