Sartaj
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- sur-TAHJ
- Origin
- Persian
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,511 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #7,675 for boys
Sartaj is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “crown, head of all”. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies) and 7,675th for boys in the US (10 babies).
What does Sartaj mean?
Persian: 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.
Is Sartaj a girl's or a boy's name?
Sartaj is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK and 10 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Sartaj in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,511th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 50% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Sartaj, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named Sartaj in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 14 boys in the UK were given Sartaj or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,590, up from #2,511 for this spelling alone.
- Sartaj 9
- Sartaaj 5
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.
Sartaj in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,009 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,207 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,080 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,158 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
How popular is Sartaj in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 7,675th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10 about 1 in 170,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 39% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the US were named Sartaj, making it the 7,675th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,616th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 20 boys. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the boys named Sartaj in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sartaj in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #7,675 |
| 2024 | 10 | #7,760 |
| 2023 | 11 | #7,284 |
| 2022 | 10 | #7,762 |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,105 |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,616 |
| 2019 | 19 | #4,947 |
| 2018 | 20 | #4,735 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,320 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,919 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,353 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
Names like Sartaj
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Yuvraj, Shivansh, Aarav, Aviraj, Viraj, Krishiv, Gurtaj, Vihaan, Navraj, Aj, Avyaan, Advik
Other spellings of Sartaj
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), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Sartaj: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sartaj, updated 20 October 2026.