Thai
Thai was the 11846th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1983, when it ranked 1532nd; the most babies were born in 2000 (42). Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,125 places. More babies were named Thai in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Ty) short form of Tyler, Tyrone and similar names · English
- Rank in 2025
- #11,846 boys, down 3,188 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6boys
- Girls and boys
- 11% girls, 89% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200042 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,426babies recorded
What does the name Thai mean?
Thai is a spelling of Ty, pronounced the same way, so it shares Ty's meaning and origin.
Ty is a clipped form of boys' names that begin with Ty-, chiefly Tyler, Tyrone and Tyson, and sometimes stands alone as a full name. Its meaning is that of the longer name: Tyler is an English occupational surname for a tiler of roofs, Tyrone is from the Irish county name Tír Eoghain 'land of Eoghan', and Tyson is a surname of debated origin. Baseball player Ty Cobb (born Tyrus) made the short form familiar in the US.
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Tyler, Tyrone, Tyson, Tai.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Ty', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Tyler', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Tyrone', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
Thai popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #11,846 | — | 6 |
| 2020 | — | #8,658 | — | 9 |
| 2010 | — | #4,509 | — | 22 |
| 2000 | — | #2,325 | — | 42 |
| 1990 | — | #2,859 | — | 23 |
| 1980 | #7,362 | #3,413 | 9 | 13 |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Thai, counting every spelling?
Thai is a spelling of Ty, a name family that ranked #667 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #11,846 for Thai on its own. Together these spellings went to 401 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ty | 306 | #813 | 1,680 |
| Tai | 53 | #2,536 | 275 |
| Tye | 36 | #3,306 | 230 |
| Thai | 6 | #11,846 | 41 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Thai?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Thai (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Thai born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Thai.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Thai?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Thai are alive today, with a median age of 27; half are between 20 and 38. That makes Thai mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Thai: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Thai, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Thai
What does Thai mean?
Thai is a spelling of Ty, which means “short form of Tyler, Tyrone and similar names” (English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Thai?
Thai was the 11846th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1983, when it ranked 1532nd; the most babies were born in 2000 (42). Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,125 places. More babies were named Thai in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Thai a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 11% girls, 89% boys given the name Thai in the US.