MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Tai mean?
Tai is a respectful Marathi address for an elder sister or older woman. The kinship word is also used as a familiar personal designation in neighbouring Gujarati usage.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Gujarati
તાઈ
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
ताई
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Tai in Indian usage
2,755 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 1,643 records (59.6%).
- Recorded as male: 1,112 records (40.4%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 207 |
| 1950s | 376 |
| 1960s | 538 |
| 1970s | 689 |
| 1980s | 693 |
| Other decades | 252 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Gujarat | 1,838 |
| Maharashtra | 491 |
| Other states | 426 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Tai / M | 16 | 1,613 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Tai; Table_6, C1702 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Tai; Table_6, C1702