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Tai

gender-neutral name
Origin
Vietnamese
Syllables
1
Peak era
1990s/2020s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

means talented or prosperous in Vietnamese

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1990s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Tai peaked in the 1990s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

133 people · the #33,771 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 29

1990s2000s

Among people named Tai living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Tai

Most people given the name Tai 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 Tai

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The Tai 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 Tai 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 Tai fits with your family’s names and surname.

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