Tahj
Tahj was the 1544th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 112 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 772nd with 204 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 242 places. More babies were named Tahj in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,544 boys, down 461 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 112boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1998204 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,075babies recorded
Tahj popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 136 since 1997, 5 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,544 | 112 |
| 2020 | #1,083 | 184 |
| 2010 | #1,500 | 109 |
| 2000 | #1,140 | 122 |
| 1990 | #2,619 | 26 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Tahj, counting every spelling?
Tahj has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,452 for boys in 2025, against #1,544 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Tahj?
112 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tahj (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Tahj born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 75 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tahj.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tahj?
About 3,900 people born in the US named Tahj are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 7 and 24. That makes Tahj mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Tahj by state
How common Tahj was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (6.8×), Maryland (3.6×), Georgia (2.7×), Virginia (2.1×), North Carolina (1.7×). In 32 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Tahj: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tahj, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Tahj
How popular is the name Tahj?
Tahj was the 1544th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 112 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 772nd with 204 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 242 places. More babies were named Tahj in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Tahj a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Tahj in the US.
Where is Tahj most popular?
In 2021–2025, Tahj was most common in Louisiana (0.54 per 1,000 boys), followed by Mississippi and Maryland.