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A name. A world of connections.
A name with a story to discover
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01 / Meaning & origin
Taj is a masculine given name documented in Persian.
Separate records with matching spellings: Taj (Q137787422)
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
Explore official naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.
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countries in our sources
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9 countries with official statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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Official statistics
United States, 2025: 100 boys (rank 1663).
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Taj
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1915 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1916 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1917 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1918 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1919 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1920 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1921 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1922 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1923 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1924 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1925 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1926 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1927 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1928 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1929 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1930 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1931 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1932 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1933 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1934 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1935 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1936 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1937 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1938 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1939 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1940 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1941 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1942 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1943 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1944 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1945 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1946 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1947 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1948 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1949 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1950 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1951 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1952 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1953 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1954 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1955 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1956 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1957 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1958 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1959 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1960 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1961 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1962 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1963 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1964 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1965 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1966 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1967 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1968 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1969 | 8 | 3,314 | observed |
| 1970 | 11 | 2,891 | observed |
| 1971 | 18 | 2,203 | observed |
| 1972 | 26 | 1,721 | observed |
| 1973 | 54 | 1,108 | observed |
| 1974 | 43 | 1,290 | observed |
| 1975 | 61 | 1,065 | observed |
| 1976 | 72 | 977 | observed |
| 1977 | 67 | 1,054 | observed |
| 1978 | 56 | 1,186 | observed |
| 1979 | 42 | 1,435 | observed |
| 1980 | 43 | 1,449 | observed |
| 1981 | 39 | 1,548 | observed |
| 1982 | 40 | 1,539 | observed |
| 1983 | 31 | 1,787 | observed |
| 1984 | 39 | 1,556 | observed |
| 1985 | 29 | 1,975 | observed |
| 1986 | 27 | 2,096 | observed |
| 1987 | 22 | 2,468 | observed |
| 1988 | 32 | 1,989 | observed |
| 1989 | 35 | 2,027 | observed |
| 1990 | 64 | 1,395 | observed |
| 1991 | 91 | 1,155 | observed |
| 1992 | 56 | 1,572 | observed |
| 1993 | 75 | 1,313 | observed |
| 1994 | 79 | 1,312 | observed |
| 1995 | 72 | 1,393 | observed |
| 1996 | 80 | 1,347 | observed |
| 1997 | 111 | 1,130 | observed |
| 1998 | 146 | 953 | observed |
| 1999 | 128 | 1,063 | observed |
| 2000 | 122 | 1,137 | observed |
| 2001 | 128 | 1,110 | observed |
| 2002 | 126 | 1,130 | observed |
| 2003 | 151 | 1,039 | observed |
| 2004 | 129 | 1,191 | observed |
| 2005 | 169 | 1,005 | observed |
| 2006 | 150 | 1,137 | observed |
| 2007 | 149 | 1,182 | observed |
| 2008 | 167 | 1,100 | observed |
| 2009 | 191 | 1,020 | observed |
| 2010 | 197 | 995 | observed |
| 2011 | 189 | 1,017 | observed |
| 2012 | 173 | 1,081 | observed |
| 2013 | 156 | 1,155 | observed |
| 2014 | 143 | 1,252 | observed |
| 2015 | 200 | 1,016 | observed |
| 2016 | 167 | 1,149 | observed |
| 2017 | 159 | 1,175 | observed |
| 2018 | 171 | 1,128 | observed |
| 2019 | 163 | 1,182 | observed |
| 2020 | 170 | 1,144 | observed |
| 2021 | 160 | 1,207 | observed |
| 2022 | 143 | 1,314 | observed |
| 2023 | 124 | 1,458 | observed |
| 2024 | 125 | 1,448 | observed |
| 2025 | 100 | 1,663 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Taj” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
No historical attestations or sourced notable bearers are recorded yet. Historical databases are being evaluated for reuse permission; nothing is listed until a record can be cited.
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages — Popular Baby Names (annual top 100 per gender), 1952-2025
NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (via data.nsw.gov.au) · CC-BY (Creative Commons Attribution; version not stated on the record) · retrieved 2026-10-15
British Columbia — 100 Years of Popular Baby Names (first names used 5 or more times), 1926-2025
Government of British Columbia, Vital Statistics Agency · OGL-BC (Open Government License - British Columbia; version not stated on the page) · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Berlin — published first-given-name registration counts, 2017–2023
BerlinOnline GmbH, based on Berlin LABO civil-registry data · CC-BY-3.0-DE · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
