Boy’s name · Arabic

Taym

How to say it: TAYM · /ˈtajm/

From Arabic Taym meaning 'servant' as in Taym-Allah - ancient tribal name revived as modern name.

Taym was the 1,533rd most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 22 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 19% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,448 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,533for boys in 2025
1 in 39,468US babies
22born in 2025
#1,448projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Taym
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#1,533
Babies born in 202522
Share of births1 in 39,468
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years+19%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,448
In France, 2025#402 among boys’ names, 60 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Taym is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 14 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Tay
  • TayTay

Honouring a Taym in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Taym is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French.

In France: #402 for boys in 2025.

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