Given name & surname
Tae
“from the river”
Tae is a variant of Tay. One Scottish interpretation is “from the river.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tae is a variant of Tay. One Scottish interpretation is “from the river.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Tae is a variant of Tay. An origin associated with Tay is Scottish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1952. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tae through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 554
- 451 boys · 103 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #8,170 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +86%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,170 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 20 in 2000. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,793 as a first name in 2020; 372 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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