Taj
Taj was the 1667th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 100 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 956th; the most babies were born in 2015 (200). Over the last ten years it has moved down 650 places. More babies were named Taj in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,667 boys, down 519 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 100boys
- Girls and boys
- 14% girls, 86% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2015200 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,290babies recorded
Taj popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,542 | #1,667 | 23 | 100 |
| 2020 | #7,193 | #1,148 | 16 | 170 |
| 2010 | #13,332 | #995 | 8 | 197 |
| 2000 | #9,096 | #1,141 | 11 | 122 |
| 1990 | #14,997 | #1,407 | 5 | 64 |
| 1980 | #7,329 | #1,470 | 9 | 43 |
| 1970 | #9,170 | #3,048 | 5 | 11 |
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How popular is Taj, counting every spelling?
Taj is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,501 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,667 for Taj on its own. Together these spellings went to 106 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taj | 100 | #1,667 | 652 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Taj?
100 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Taj (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Taj 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 84 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Taj.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Taj?
About 5,600 people born in the US named Taj are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 10 and 28. That makes Taj 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.
Taj by state
How common Taj was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Virginia (1.6×), Georgia (1.6×), New Jersey (1.5×). In 33 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 Taj: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Taj, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Taj
How popular is the name Taj?
Taj was the 1667th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 100 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 956th; the most babies were born in 2015 (200). Over the last ten years it has moved down 650 places. More babies were named Taj in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Taj a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 14% girls, 86% boys given the name Taj in the US.
Where is Taj most popular?
In 2021–2025, Taj was most common in Louisiana (0.19 per 1,000 boys), followed by Virginia and Georgia.