Taj
Mostly girls · TAHZH · Persian
Taj is a name of Persian origin, meaning “crown”. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies) and 1,663rd for boys in the US (100 babies).
What does Taj mean?
Persian: Persian word, also used in Arabic and Urdu
“crown”
The Taj Mahal's name is usually translated 'crown of the palace'.
- Say it
- TAHZH
Is Taj a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Taj has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls and 4 boys in the UK and 23 girls and 100 boys in the US.
How popular is Taj in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,935among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Taj, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2018, with 5 girls. 4 boys were also named Taj in 2025 (4,301st for boys).
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.
Taj in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,935 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
How popular is Taj in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,663among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 100about 1 in 17,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 100 boys in the US were named Taj, making it the 1,663rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,144th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 200 boys. It first appears in the records in 1969. 23 girls were also named Taj in 2025 (5,409th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Taj than any year since 1996.
Half of all the boys named Taj in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 212 boys in the US were given Taj or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #955, up from #1,663 for this spelling alone.
- Tahj 112
- Taj 100
In 2025, 19% of the babies named Taj in the US were girls.
Taj in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 100 | #1,663 |
| 2024 | 125 | #1,448 |
| 2023 | 124 | #1,458 |
| 2022 | 143 | #1,314 |
| 2021 | 160 | #1,207 |
| 2020 | 170 | #1,144 |
| 2019 | 163 | #1,182 |
| 2018 | 171 | #1,128 |
| 2017 | 159 | #1,175 |
| 2016 | 167 | #1,149 |
| 2015 | 200 | #1,016 |
| 2014 | 143 | #1,252 |
| 2013 | 156 | #1,155 |
| 2012 | 173 | #1,081 |
| 2011 | 189 | #1,017 |
| 2010 | 197 | #995 |
| 2009 | 191 | #1,020 |
| 2008 | 167 | #1,100 |
| 2007 | 149 | #1,182 |
| 2006 | 150 | #1,137 |
| 2005 | 169 | #1,004 |
| 2004 | 129 | #1,189 |
| 2003 | 151 | #1,038 |
| 2002 | 126 | #1,129 |
| 2001 | 128 | #1,108 |
| 2000 | 122 | #1,135 |
| 1999 | 128 | #1,061 |
| 1998 | 146 | #951 |
| 1997 | 111 | #1,127 |
| 1996 | 80 | #1,345 |
| 1995 | 72 | #1,388 |
| 1994 | 79 | #1,308 |
| 1993 | 75 | #1,308 |
| 1992 | 56 | #1,567 |
| 1991 | 91 | #1,149 |
| 1990 | 64 | #1,390 |
| 1989 | 35 | #2,022 |
| 1988 | 32 | #1,984 |
| 1987 | 22 | #2,464 |
| 1986 | 27 | #2,094 |
| 1985 | 29 | #1,974 |
| 1984 | 39 | #1,555 |
| 1983 | 31 | #1,786 |
| 1982 | 40 | #1,538 |
| 1981 | 39 | #1,547 |
| 1980 | 43 | #1,449 |
| 1979 | 42 | #1,435 |
| 1978 | 56 | #1,186 |
| 1977 | 67 | #1,054 |
| 1976 | 72 | #977 |
| 1975 | 61 | #1,065 |
| 1974 | 43 | #1,290 |
| 1973 | 54 | #1,108 |
| 1972 | 26 | #1,721 |
| 1971 | 18 | #2,202 |
| 1970 | 11 | #2,890 |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,313 |
Names like Taj
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Prisha Saanvi Anvi Takshvi Jaap Manraj Tanvi Anvika Aarvi Aavya Gursanjh Gurnaaz
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