Is Taj a boy or girl name?
Taj is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 29 girls and 124 boys were named Taj, so 19% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 8.9% of the 6,164 US babies named Taj were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,461
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,749
- Babies named Taj since 1965
- 6,164
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 218 babies
Boys and girls named Taj, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8 | 5 | 38.5% |
| 1970s | 450 | 45 | 9.1% |
| 1980s | 337 | 57 | 14.5% |
| 1990s | 902 | 97 | 9.7% |
| 2000s | 1,482 | 99 | 6.3% |
| 2010s | 1,717 | 143 | 7.7% |
| 2020s | 720 | 102 | 12.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 124 | #1,461 | 29 | #4,749 |
| 2023 | 124 | #1,462 | 20 | #6,131 |
| 2022 | 143 | #1,320 | 14 | #7,984 |
| 2021 | 159 | #1,216 | 23 | #5,546 |
| 2020 | 170 | #1,147 | 16 | #7,191 |
| 2019 | 162 | #1,187 | 17 | #6,985 |
| 2018 | 171 | #1,133 | 20 | #6,214 |
| 2017 | 159 | #1,180 | 19 | #6,505 |
| 2016 | 167 | #1,155 | 11 | #10,040 |
| 2015 | 200 | #1,016 | 18 | #6,951 |
| 2014 | 143 | #1,256 | 12 | #9,470 |
| 2013 | 156 | #1,161 | 15 | #8,108 |
| 2012 | 173 | #1,083 | 8 | #13,342 |
| 2011 | 189 | #1,019 | 15 | #8,153 |
| 2010 | 197 | #995 | 8 | #13,330 |
| 2009 | 191 | #1,022 | 9 | #12,339 |
| 2008 | 167 | #1,104 | 12 | #10,016 |
| 2007 | 149 | #1,186 | 10 | #11,542 |
| 2006 | 150 | #1,140 | 10 | #11,328 |
| 2005 | 169 | #1,007 | 8 | #12,880 |
| 2004 | 129 | #1,195 | 12 | #9,204 |
| 2003 | 151 | #1,040 | 9 | #11,227 |
| 2002 | 126 | #1,137 | 8 | #12,073 |
| 2001 | 128 | #1,113 | 10 | #10,027 |
| 2000 | 122 | #1,141 | 11 | #9,096 |
| 1999 | 128 | #1,067 | 9 | #10,249 |
| 1998 | 146 | #956 | 17 | #6,040 |
| 1997 | 111 | #1,133 | 16 | #6,135 |
| 1996 | 80 | #1,356 | 8 | #10,448 |
| 1995 | 72 | #1,404 | 7 | #11,660 |
| 1994 | 79 | #1,320 | 12 | #7,552 |
| 1993 | 75 | #1,320 | 6 | #13,250 |
| 1992 | 56 | #1,596 | 8 | #10,371 |
| 1991 | 91 | #1,160 | 9 | #9,269 |
| 1990 | 64 | #1,407 | 5 | #14,997 |
| 1989 | 35 | #2,062 | 8 | #9,584 |
| 1988 | 32 | #2,030 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 22 | #2,547 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 27 | #2,150 | 12 | #6,115 |
| 1985 | 29 | #2,009 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 39 | #1,579 | 7 | #9,042 |
| 1983 | 31 | #1,815 | 8 | #7,951 |
| 1982 | 40 | #1,562 | 6 | #10,359 |
| 1981 | 39 | #1,574 | 7 | #8,967 |
| 1980 | 43 | #1,470 | 9 | #7,329 |
| 1979 | 42 | #1,463 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 56 | #1,199 | 8 | #7,560 |
| 1977 | 67 | #1,062 | 7 | #8,330 |
| 1976 | 72 | #988 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 61 | #1,081 | 5 | #10,400 |
| 1974 | 43 | #1,308 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 54 | #1,122 | 15 | #4,137 |
| 1972 | 26 | #1,763 | 5 | #9,464 |
| 1971 | 18 | #2,272 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 11 | #3,048 | 5 | #9,170 |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,561 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,408 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Taj reached #956 in 1998. As a girl name, it reached #4,137 in 1973. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Taj
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.