Tai is a distinctive choice, ranked #1859 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Tai in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1859
About the Name Tai
Tai is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 217 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #699 in 2010 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Tai is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Tai
Unlikely. With around 13 UK babies named Tai per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Tai in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Tai is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 217 places over the last five years to #1859 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Tai is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Tai include: Tai Baribo — Tai Baribo is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club D.; Tai Abed — Tai Abed-Kassus is an Israeli footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or as a winger for Spanish La Liga club Levante, and both the Israel national...; Ashraf Tai — Muhammad Ashraf Tai is a martial arts grandmaster, a 10th degree Dan (Black Belt), the 2-time Afro-Asian Martial Arts Champion, the 9-time Pakistan Karate....
Tai does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Tais in the wild.
13
UK babies named Tai (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 217 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Tai
Likely around 1 other Tai in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Tai
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Tai Abed-Kassus is an Israeli footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or as a winger for Spanish La Liga club Levante, and both the Israel national under-21 team and the Israel national under-20 team.
Muhammad Ashraf Tai is a martial arts grandmaster, a 10th degree Dan (Black Belt), the 2-time Afro-Asian Martial Arts Champion, the 9-time Pakistan Karate Champion, and one of the most famous Grandmasters in Pakistan's history.
Li Tai (Chinese: 李泰; pinyin: Lǐ Tài; 620 – 14 January 653), courtesy name Huibao (惠褒), nickname Qingque (青雀), formally Prince Gong of Pu (濮恭王), was an imperial prince of the Chinese Tang dynasty. Li Tai, who carried the title of Prince of Wei (魏王; "Wei wang"), was favored by his father, Emperor Taizong, for his literary talent and studiousness.
Tai tai (太太) is a Chinese colloquial term for an elected leader-wife; or a wealthy married woman who does not work. It is the same as the Cantonese title for a married woman.
Tai Geng (Chinese: 太庚; pinyin: Tài Gēng; Wade–Giles: T'ai-Keng) or Da Geng, personal name Zi Bian (子辨), was a king of the Shang dynasty of ancient China. In the Records of the Grand Historian he was listed by Sima Qian as the sixth Shang king, succeeding his brother Wo Ding (沃丁).
Shō Tai was the final King of Ryukyu, initially as hereditary king of the Ryukyu Kingdom from 8 June 1848 until 10 October 1872 and finally as the Japanese appointed Domain King by Emperor Meiji, ultimately leading to his deposition and relocation to Tokyo by the Meiji Government on 11 March 1879. In May 1885, in compensation, he was made a Kōshaku (侯爵, marquess), the second tier of nobility in the kazoku peerage system.