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Tae

boy name
Origin
Korean
Syllables
1
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

great; in Korea usually a first syllable, as in Tae-yang, rather than a full name

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890srare in US records2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Tae has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.

See popularity in Brazil

Popularity in Brazil

100 people · the #41,307 first name in Brazil · median age 56

1960s

Among people named Tae living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Tae

Most people given the name Tae in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

Names that fit alongside Tae

Jae Sung Thai Kyung Kwang Gene

The Tae deep dive

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Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Tae truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Tae fits with your family’s names and surname.

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