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Taj

/ˈtɑʒ/ · 91% boys · 123 born in 2025

Taj has been given to about 6,290 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2015, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈtɑʒ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 6,023
Median age today18 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Taj per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2015 · 218
  • Born in 2025123
  • All time6,290
  • England & Wales, 20258

How popular is Taj?

Its best year was 2015, when 218 babies were given the name, ranking 1017th. The typical living American called Taj is about 18 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Jersey, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Taj

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Tahj0.75
  2. Tad0.65
  3. Tai0.57
  4. Thad0.53
  5. Semaj0.47
  6. Tracy0.45
  7. Tate0.45
  8. Trae0.45

Middle names for Taj

Ranked by flow score
  1. Taj Cole0.73
  2. Taj Miles0.73
  3. Taj Wilder0.72
  4. Taj James0.61
  5. Taj Thomas0.60
  6. Taj Lee0.55

Sibling names for Taj

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mustafabrother · 0.98
  2. Samirasister · 0.96
  3. Yehudabrother · 0.96
  4. Abdullahbrother · 0.96
  5. Palomasister · 0.96
  6. Andiesister · 0.96

Where Taj is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Jersey0.01%
  2. Texas0.00%
  3. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Taj Evans0.73
  2. Taj Edwards0.73
  3. Taj Anderson0.70
  4. Taj Allen0.70
  5. Taj Adams0.70
  6. Taj Wilson0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Taj

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Taj across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.