Mantaj
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MUN-taj
- Origin
- Punjabi
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
Mantaj is a boys' name of Punjabi origin, meaning “crown of the heart”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies).
What does Mantaj mean?
Punjabi: from man 'mind, heart' and taj 'crown'
“crown of the heart”
Its second part, taj 'crown', comes from Persian and appears in many Sikh and Muslim names.
Is Mantaj a girl's or a boy's name?
Mantaj is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls and 6 boys in the UK.
How popular is Mantaj in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,329th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 86% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Mantaj, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2019, with 7 boys. 4 girls were also named Mantaj in 2025 (4,935th for girls).
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Mantaj in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
Names like Mantaj
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Gurtaj, Gurbaaz, Navraj, Aviraj, Viraj, Shivansh, Krishiv, Avyaan, Yuvraj, Manraj, Gurvansh, Nirvair
More Punjabi names
Asees, Gurfateh, Jind, Baani, Akaal, Gurnawab, Jujhar, Ajooni, Mannat, Ekam, Gurniwaz, Gurnaaz, Gursanjh, Avleen, Anhad, Harleen
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, “Mantaj: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mantaj, updated 20 October 2026.