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Taye

Boy

Meaning of Taye: Amharic: 'he has been seen'

Taye is a boy's name most strongly associated with Ethiopian naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 9733rd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 3688th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#9733

7 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3688

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

627

First recorded 1998 · peak 2004

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 31 babies1999: 35 babies2000: 46 babies20002001: 34 babies2002: 37 babies2003: 42 babies2004: 59 babies2005: 50 babies2006: 37 babies2007: 28 babies2008: 37 babies2009: 29 babies2010: 28 babies20102011: 14 babies2012: 26 babies2013: 10 babies2014: 16 babies2015: 8 babies2016: 6 babies2017: 0 babies2018: 6 babies2019: 0 babies2020: 16 babies20202021: 11 babies2022: 6 babies2023: 8 babies2024: 0 babies2025: 7 babies
US babies named Taye per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 59.

Gender split

92% boys · 8% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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