Tay is a very rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2001 and has grown less common since.
Tay is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #8,180 for boy births in the United States (and #17,048 across all names), given to 10 babies. Tay was first reported in SSA data in 1939 and peaked in 2001 (13 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,180 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,910 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,729 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,858 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,920 |
| 2018 | 10 | 10 | #17,885 | #13,870 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | — | #14,036 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,929 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,605 |
| 2011 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,501 |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,577 |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,840 |
| 2008 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,934 |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | — | #14,169 |
| 2005 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,226 |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,199 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,484 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,514 |
| 2001 | 13 | 13 | — | #5,635 |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | — | #9,517 |
| 1993 | 6 | — | — | #8,591 |
| 1992 | 8 | — | — | #6,629 |
| 1990 | 10 | — | #15,050 | #9,354 |
| 1982 | 8 | — | — | #4,947 |
| 1977 | 6 | — | — | #5,773 |
| 1976 | 6 | — | #9,156 | — |
| 1971 | 7 | — | #7,305 | — |
| 1964 | 10 | — | #4,606 | — |
| 1963 | 6 | — | — | #4,004 |
| 1962 | 12 | — | #6,495 | #3,999 |
| 1960 | 6 | — | — | #4,006 |
| 1959 | 5 | — | #7,114 | — |
| 1958 | 6 | — | #6,034 | — |
| 1956 | 5 | — | #6,794 | — |
| 1955 | 6 | — | — | #3,841 |
| 1939 | 5 | — | — | #3,923 |