Taisei
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TIE-say
- Origin
- Japanese
Taisei is a boys' name of Japanese origin, meaning “great success”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Taisei mean?
Japanese: Japanese; meaning depends on the kanji, e.g. 'great success'
“great success”
A Japanese boys' name; one common spelling uses kanji meaning great success.
Is Taisei a girl's or a boy's name?
Taisei is a boys' name.
How popular is Taisei in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 1999.
Half of all the boys named Taisei in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Taisei in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
Names like Taisei
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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More Japanese 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, “Taisei: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/taisei, updated 20 October 2026.