Given name
Tage
“guarantor, surety”·“born during the daytime”
Tage is used as a given name. Interpretations include “guarantor, surety” (Danish) and “born during the daytime” (Danish). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “guarantor, surety” (Danish) and “born during the daytime” (Danish). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Danish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tage through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 616
- 616 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 37 babies
- 2025
- 36
- #3,303 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +32%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 36 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,303 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 31.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 37 in 2007. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 582 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Tage’s family of names
In Swedish usage, Tage has a conventional equivalent in the Danish form Tau. In Swedish usage, Tage has a conventional equivalent in the Danish form Taki. In Swedish usage, Tage has a conventional equivalent in the Danish form TAGO.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Tage
- Tage ErlanderSwedish 20th century prime minister (1901-1985)
- Tage Reedtz-ThottDanish politician (1839-1923)
- Tage DanielssonSwedish actor, writer and director (1928–1985)
- Tage ThompsonAmerican ice hockey playerborn 1997
- Tage HenriksenDanish rower (1925–2016)
- Torsten CarlemanSwedish mathematician, known for research in classical mathematical analysis (1892-1949)
- Tage FahlborgCanoe racer (1912–2005)
- Tage LundinSwedish biathlete (1933–2019)
- Thage G. PetersonSwedish politicianborn 1933
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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