Holding steady.
Popularity of Taimi since 1911
Babies named Taimi per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1919, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Taimi's real moment was 1911.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 102 |
| 1920s | 35 |
| 1930s | 0 |
| 1940s | 0 |
| 1950s | 16 |
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 7 |
| 1980s | 7 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Taimi, a Finnish name meaning 'snowflake', first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1911, its peak year. Despite this early spark, the name has never ranked in the national top 1000 and remains exceedingly rare, with no recent records in the Social Security data. The trajectory is stable at negligible usage, with no revival seen even in the 1910s decade to which it belongs. Top states are unknown due to insufficient numbers. Taimi is a true rarity, a delicate nature name that never spread beyond small Finnish-American communities.
Taimi is a Finnish word name derived from the word for a delicate, branched snow crystal. It has been used as a given name in Finland since the late 19th century, part of a broader trend of nature-inspired names in Nordic countries. The name saw early popularity in the United States among Finnish immigrant communities in the early 1900s.
Sibling names for Taimi
Names that share Taimi's style, for a brother or sister.
