Hartaj
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- har-TAHJ
- Origin
- Punjabi
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,021 for boys
Hartaj is a boys' name of Punjabi origin, meaning “crown of God”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies).
What does Hartaj mean?
Punjabi: Sikh name: har 'God' + taj 'crown'
“crown of God”
Is Hartaj a girl's or a boy's name?
Hartaj is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Hartaj in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,021st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7 about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 150% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Hartaj, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys.
2025 had the most boys named Hartaj of any year since it first appeared, in 2015.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Hartaj in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
Names like Hartaj
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Gurtaj, Aviraj, Navraj, Gurbaaz, Viraj, Shivansh, Yuvraj, Avyaan, Krishiv, Aarav, Gurvansh, Aj
More Punjabi names
Asees, Nirvair, Gurfateh, Jind, Baani, Akaal, Gurnawab, Jujhar, Ajooni, Mannat, Ekam, Gurniwaz, Gurnaaz, Gursanjh, Avleen, Anhad
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Hartaj: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hartaj, updated 20 October 2026.