Tayne
An anglicized spelling of the Gaelic name "Taidhg" meaning "poet or philosopher".
Name Census estimates that about 15 living Americans carry the first name Tayne. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 68.8% of registrations being male. The average person named Tayne today is around 33 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tayne births was 2002 (6 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tayne. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Tayne with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Tayne. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
15
~ 1 in 22,850,289 Americans
Peak year
2002
6 babies that year
Average age
33
years old
2006 SSA rank
#7,513
Tracked since 1966
Census
Tayne in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 112 people with the first name Tayne, which placed it at #51,666 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#51,666
National first-name rank
People counted
112
112 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
63.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tayne
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tayne is White at 63.4%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (9.8%) and Hispanic (8.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Tayne described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Tayne at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White63.4% · 71
- Asian and Pacific Islander9.8% · 11
- Hispanic or Latino8.9% · 10
- Black or African American7.1% · 8
- American Indian and Alaska Native6.3% · 7
- Two or more races4.5% · 5
Gender
Gender distribution for Tayne
Tayne is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 16 total registrations, 11 (68.8%) were male and 5 (31.3%) were female.
Tayne as a male name
- Ranked #13,797 in 2006
- 5 male births in 2006
- Peak: 2002 (6 births)
Tayne as a female name
- Ranked #7,513 in 1966
- 5 female births in 1966
- Peak: 1966 (5 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Tayne on both sides of the split. Of the 116 people counted with this name, 67 were male (57.8%) and 49 were female (42.2%).
Popularity
Tayne: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tayne from the 1960s through to the 2000s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 11 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tayne by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Tayne during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Tayne
The given name Tayne has its origins in the ancient Celtic languages spoken across parts of Europe during the Iron Age and early medieval period. Linguists trace the root of the name to the Proto-Celtic word "tanno", meaning oak tree. This reflects the reverence for nature and sacred groves held by the Celtic peoples.
Early records of the name can be found in the ancient inscriptions and carvings left by the Gauls, a group of Celtic tribes who inhabited what is now modern-day France and parts of Italy. One notable example is a carved stone discovered near the city of Narbonne, dated to around the 3rd century BCE, bearing the name "Tainos" in the ancient Gaulish script.
As the Roman Empire expanded across Europe, the name spread to various regions under Roman influence. It appears in Latin texts from the 1st century CE, with several Roman citizens bearing the name "Tanio" or "Tanionis". One such individual was Tanionis Lepidus, a Roman senator mentioned in the writings of the historian Tacitus.
During the medieval period, the name took on various spellings and regional variations across the Celtic lands of Britain and Ireland. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a historical record compiled in the 9th century, mentions a King Taine of the Picts, a Celtic people who inhabited what is now Scotland.
In the 12th century, the Welsh prince and historian Geraldus Cambrensis wrote about a figure named Tayne ap Rhodri, a nobleman from the Kingdom of Gwynedd. Another notable bearer of the name was Tayne O'Brien, an Irish chieftain who fought against the Norman invaders in the late 12th century.
As the name spread across Europe, it also found its way to the Scandinavian regions. The Icelandic sagas of the 13th century mention a Viking warrior named Tayne Ormsson, who took part in raids along the coasts of Britain and Ireland. In the 14th century, a Norwegian nobleman named Tayne Eriksson served as a court official under King Haakon V.
People
Tayne + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tayne as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Tayne: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tayne?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 15 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tayne going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 22,850,289 US residents.
Is Tayne a common name?
We classify Tayne as "Very Rare". It ranks above 35.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 16 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tayne most popular?
The single biggest year for Tayne was 2002, when 6 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tayne is about 33 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Tayne in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 112 people with the name Tayne, or 0.04 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #51,666 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Tayne in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Tayne?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Tayne on both sides of the split. Of the 116 people counted with this name, 67 were male (57.8%) and 49 were female (42.2%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Tayne?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tayne is White at 63.4%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (9.8%) and Hispanic (8.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Tayne most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Tayne in the 2020 Census, accounting for 63.4% (71 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Tayne in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tayne a male name?
Yes, 68.8% of people registered as Tayne in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Tayne still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tayne in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Tayne can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Tayne?
Want to know how many people share the name Tayne? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.