UK boy's name
Tayyeb
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2009. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Tayyeb is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Tayyeb popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2009 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3744, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2004, with 9 births.
This profile covers 60 England and Wales registrations across 11 recorded years from 1998 to 2009. 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 44% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 59 living people in the UK are called Tayyeb. 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 2010 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Tayyeb ranked #3744 for boys in England and Wales in 2009, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2004, when 9 boys were registered as Tayyeb.
- • About 59 living people in the UK are estimated to have Tayyeb as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3744
2009
Births in 2009
4
Latest year
Peak year
2004
9 births
Estimated living
59
2026
Popularity
Tayyeb over time
The chart below shows babies named Tayyeb registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1998 to 2009. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Tayyeb, the clearest high point is 2004. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2009, compared with 9 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tayyeb by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Tayyeb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #2644 | 48 | 9 |
| 1990s | #1836 | 12 | 2 |
Related
Names similar to Tayyeb
- 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
Tayyeb: questions and answers
How popular is the name Tayyeb in the UK right now?
In 2009, Tayyeb was ranked #3744 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Tayyeb most popular?
The peak year on record was 2004, with 9 babies registered as Tayyeb in England and Wales.
How many people are called Tayyeb in the UK?
A total of 60 babies have been registered as Tayyeb across the 11 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.