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In all the world, タイ (Tai , Ty , Thai , and others...) is a widespread gender-neutral first name. The first name タイ is characteristic of Macao, where it is quite a common epicene name, Hong Kong, and Vietnam, where it is quite a common principally male, but very infrequently girly name. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in India, Vietnam, and the United States. Also, タイ is the last name as well as the forename.
タイ is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ty Blue , the fictional character from the television show Shake It Up; Ty Lee , the character from Avatar: The Last Airbender; Ty Johnson , the fictional character in the television series The Almighty Johnsons; Tiberius Stone and Tai San , the fictional Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles character, among other works.