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Taj

Boy

Meaning of Taj: Arabic: 'crown'

Taj is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1462nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 3688th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1462

123 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3688

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

6,290

First recorded 1965 · peak 2015

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 46 babies1982: 46 babies1983: 39 babies1984: 46 babies1985: 29 babies1986: 39 babies1987: 22 babies1988: 32 babies1989: 43 babies1990: 69 babies19901991: 100 babies1992: 64 babies1993: 81 babies1994: 91 babies1995: 79 babies1996: 88 babies1997: 127 babies1998: 163 babies1999: 137 babies2000: 133 babies20002001: 138 babies2002: 134 babies2003: 160 babies2004: 141 babies2005: 177 babies2006: 160 babies2007: 159 babies2008: 179 babies2009: 200 babies2010: 205 babies20102011: 204 babies2012: 181 babies2013: 171 babies2014: 155 babies2015: 218 babies2016: 178 babies2017: 178 babies2018: 191 babies2019: 180 babies2020: 186 babies20202021: 183 babies2022: 157 babies2023: 144 babies2024: 154 babies2025: 123 babies
US babies named Taj per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 218.

Gender split

91% boys · 9% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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