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Tait

Boy

Meaning of Tait: Norse: 'cheerful'

Tait is a boy's name most strongly associated with Norse naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice and 4270th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

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Not in the US top list

England & Wales 2024

#4270

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,223

First recorded 1967 · peak 2007

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 12 babies1982: 14 babies1983: 14 babies1984: 8 babies1985: 15 babies1986: 11 babies1987: 10 babies1988: 14 babies1989: 19 babies1990: 18 babies19901991: 26 babies1992: 25 babies1993: 36 babies1994: 17 babies1995: 18 babies1996: 30 babies1997: 23 babies1998: 24 babies1999: 23 babies2000: 33 babies20002001: 33 babies2002: 26 babies2003: 24 babies2004: 28 babies2005: 32 babies2006: 43 babies2007: 44 babies2008: 38 babies2009: 33 babies2010: 32 babies20102011: 31 babies2012: 21 babies2013: 25 babies2014: 15 babies2015: 14 babies2016: 14 babies2017: 16 babies2018: 8 babies2019: 16 babies2020: 9 babies20202021: 11 babies2022: 9 babies2023: 5 babies2024: 10 babies2025: 0 babies
US babies named Tait per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 44.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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