Tai
Tai is a unisex given name: about 72% of people named Tai are men and 28% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 72% male / 28% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Korea, Vietnam, United States
- US births since 1880
- 2,690 male / 1,711 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Tai
To address Tai when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Tai," in English, "Guten Tag Tai," in German. About 72% of people named Tai are men and 28% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Tai,
German
Guten Tag Tai,
French
Bonjour Tai,
Spanish
Estimado/a Tai:
Chinese
Tai您好：
Japanese
Tai様
English
Hi Tai,
German
Hi Tai,
French
Salut Tai,
Spanish
Hola Tai,
Chinese
Tai你好：
Japanese
Taiさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Korea | common | man's name | 75% |
| Vietnam | common | man's name | 75% |
| United States | uncommon | unisex name | 61% |
| China | rare | unisex name | 50% |
United States birth data
2,690 male · 1,711 female · 4,401 births recorded
Since 1980: 62% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Tai a male or female name?
Tai is a unisex given name: about 72% of people named Tai are men and 28% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Tai in an email?
To address Tai when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Tai," in English, "Guten Tag Tai," in German. About 72% of people named Tai are men and 28% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Tai a unisex name?
Tai is not a unisex name: 72% of people named Tai are men. Tai leans strongly male overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Tai a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/tai (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_tai,
title = {Is Tai a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/tai},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}