Tais
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- tah-EES
- Origin
- Greek
Tais is a girls' name of Greek origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tais mean?
Greek: Portuguese form of Thais
Portuguese form of Thais, the name of an Athenian courtesan linked to Alexander the Great and a legendary Egyptian saint.
Is Tais a girl's or a boy's name?
Tais is a girls' name.
How popular is Tais in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 95 girls. It first appears in the records in 1991.
Half of all the girls named Tais in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tais in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 13 | #8,610 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 16 | #7,676 |
| 2008 | 25 | #5,571 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7,729 |
| 2006 | 15 | #7,865 |
| 2005 | 29 | #4,577 |
| 2004 | 24 | #5,204 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 26 | #4,617 |
| 2001 | 95 | #1,847 |
| 2000 | 65 | #2,370 |
| 1999 | 20 | #5,213 |
| 1998 | 18 | #5,579 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
Names like Tais
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah Taliyah Zainab Salma Safa Zaira Summer Kaliyah Zaniyah Tatum Azul Hiba
Names related to Tais
More Greek names
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Tais: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tais, updated 20 October 2026.