Taye Diggs
There are approximately 1 people named Taye Diggs living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Taye with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Diggs. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Taye
611
Alive today
Named Diggs
17K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 611
Rarity: Very Rare
Gender: Male
Peak year: 2004
Average age: 20
Estimated bearers: 17K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #2,497
Per 100K: 4.90
Top ancestry: Black (68.1%)
First name trend
Taye: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Taye. The peak year was 2004 with 59 births. The average person named Taye today is 20 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Diggs surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Diggs, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Black at 68.1%.
- Black or African American68.1%
- White24.6%
- Two or more races4.0%
- Hispanic or Latino2.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.4%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Taye has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0002% of the US population, based on 611 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Diggs appears at a rate of 4.90 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0049%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Taye Diggs. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Taye Diggs: questions and answers
How many people are named Taye Diggs?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Taye Diggs. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0002%) with the surname frequency (4.90 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Taye Diggs?
We classify Taye Diggs as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Taye a male or female name?
Taye is predominantly male. Out of 619 total SSA registrations, 92.2% were male and 7.8% were female. See the full Taye profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.