Given name & surname
Taye
“from the river”
Taye is a variant of Tay. One Scottish interpretation is “from the river.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Taye is a variant of Tay. One Scottish interpretation is “from the river.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Taye 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 1998. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Taye through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 627
- 579 boys · 48 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 59 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #10,558 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +14%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,558 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 53 in 2004. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 917 as a first name in 2020; 952 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.
Taye’s family of names
Taye has a related form in Tay. In Yoruba usage, Taye has a related form in Táyéwò. In Yoruba usage, Taye has a related form in Táíwò.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Taye
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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