UK boy's name
Tayab
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2011. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Tayab is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Tayab popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2011 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3830, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1998, with 8 births.
This profile covers 63 England and Wales registrations across 13 recorded years from 1996 to 2011. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 50% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 62 living people in the UK are called Tayab. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2012 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Tayab ranked #3830 for boys in England and Wales in 2011, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1998, when 8 boys were registered as Tayab.
- • About 62 living people in the UK are estimated to have Tayab as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3830
2011
Births in 2011
4
Latest year
Peak year
1998
8 births
Estimated living
62
2026
Popularity
Tayab over time
The chart below shows babies named Tayab registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2011. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Tayab, the clearest high point is 1998. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2011, compared with 8 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tayab by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Tayab was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #3830 | 4 | 1 |
| 2000s | #2870 | 43 | 9 |
| 1990s | #2121 | 16 | 3 |
Related
Names similar to Tayab
- Thomas 160,894
- Tyler 42,147
- Theo 40,594
- Toby 32,482
- Theodore 30,211
- Tommy 25,300
- Teddy 20,781
- Taylor 14,354
- Tobias 13,102
- Tom 9,822
- Tristan 9,171
- Timothy 6,200
FAQ
Tayab: questions and answers
How popular is the name Tayab in the UK right now?
In 2011, Tayab was ranked #3830 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Tayab most popular?
The peak year on record was 1998, with 8 babies registered as Tayab in England and Wales.
How many people are called Tayab in the UK?
A total of 63 babies have been registered as Tayab across the 13 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.