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Taj

Taj was the #1,663 boys' name in the US in 2025 (100 babies), and #4,275 in England & Wales and #1,374 in Canada.

Taj as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
  • NSW
Taj as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Taj as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanadaNSW
2025#1,663 (100)#4,275 (4)#1,374 (17)—
2024#1,448 (125)#3,689 (5)#1,583 (13)—
2023#1,458 (124)———
2022#1,314 (143)—#2,052 (8)—
2021#1,207 (160)—#2,061 (8)—
2020#1,144 (170)#2,960 (6)#1,382 (14)—
2019#1,182 (163)#3,937 (4)#1,998 (8)—
2018#1,128 (171)#4,749 (3)#2,176 (7)—
2017#1,175 (159)—#2,439 (6)—
2016#1,149 (167)—#1,988 (8)—
2015#1,016 (200)—#1,266 (15)—
2014#1,252 (143)—#1,200 (16)—
2013#1,155 (156)#2,216 (9)#2,606 (5)—
2012#1,081 (173)#3,039 (6)#1,781 (9)—
2011#1,017 (189)—#1,467 (12)—

Taj as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Taj as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Taj as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#5,410 (23)#4,867 (4)#2,730 (7)
2024#4,669 (29)#5,892 (3)#2,259 (9)
2023#5,960 (20)—#2,604 (7)
2022#7,631 (14)—#3,228 (5)
2021#5,398 (23)#3,961 (5)#2,893 (6)
2020#6,923 (16)——
2019#6,698 (17)#4,686 (4)#3,266 (5)
2018#6,010 (20)#3,985 (5)—
2017#6,287 (19)——
2016#9,411 (11)——
2015#6,721 (18)——
2014#8,966 (12)——
2013#7,748 (15)——
2012#12,199 (8)——
2011#7,783 (15)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2015 at #1,016.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1969.
  • In 2025, 19% of US babies named Taj were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 17,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 17,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 67,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 9,300uncommon
USGirls2025about 1 in 71,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 63,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 21,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Taj is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 18,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 16,000 to 1 in 20,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Taj by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #1,022NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,364CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,250TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Taj (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,5176

Taj (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
TajCanadaGirls#2,7307
TajCanadaBoys#1,37417
TajEngland & WalesGirls#4,8674
TajEngland & WalesBoys#4,2754
TajNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
TajNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
TajNSWBoys—too few
TajUSGirls#5,41023
TajUSBoys#1,663100