Tag is a variant of Teague. One interpretation is “a wise poet.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1962. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tag through the years
Babies since 1880
178
178 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2006
12 babies
2025
7
#10,549 for boys
2021–25 vs 2016–20
0%
Steady
Tag in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1962–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,549 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 12 in 2006. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 290 as a first name in 2020; 244 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.