Is Tait a boy or girl name?

Tait is a boy’s name. Of the 1,223 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.3% were girls and 98.7% were boys.

Tait

Recorded 1967–2024 · United States

Tait was most popular in 2007, when 44 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,240 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,223 people named Tait.

Tait over time

Births per year. The dot marks Tait’s peak in 2007. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tait a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tait is a boy’s name — 1.3% of the 1,223 Americans given it were girls and 98.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org