Sartaaj
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- sur-TAHJ
- Origin
- Persian
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
Sartaaj is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “crown, head of all”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies).
What does Sartaaj mean?
Persian: spelling of Sartaj; sar 'head' + taj 'crown'
“crown, head of all”
Literally a crown worn on the head, used figuratively for someone supreme; common among Sikh and Muslim families.
Meaning borrowed from Sartaj.
Is Sartaaj a girl's or a boy's name?
Sartaaj is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Sartaaj in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Sartaaj, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 7 boys.
Half of all the boys named Sartaaj in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 14 boys in the UK were given Sartaaj or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,590, up from #3,747 for this spelling alone.
- Sartaj 9
- Sartaaj 5
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Sartaaj in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
Names like Sartaaj
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Shivansh Aarav Krishiv Aviraj Avyaan Vihaan Gurbaaz Viraj Avi Yuvraj Advik Gurtaj
Other spellings of Sartaaj
More Persian names
Jasper Esther Jasmine Casper Cyrus Yasmin Darius Zorawar Kiyan Rumi Yasmine Kasper Mahnoor Dario Arian Arman
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, “Sartaaj: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sartaaj, updated 20 October 2026.