Is Taraji a boy or girl name?
Taraji is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 34 girls and 0 boys were named Taraji, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 98.2% of the 2,799 US babies named Taraji were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,269
- Babies named Taraji since 2002
- 2,799
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 437 babies
Boys and girls named Taraji, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,269 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,261 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,282 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,064 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,745 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,504 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 89 | #2,144 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,823 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,539 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 232 | #1,113 |
| 2014 | 6 | #11,941 | 200 | #1,225 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 192 | #1,247 |
| 2012 | 5 | #13,981 | 311 | #858 |
| 2011 | 7 | #10,646 | 339 | #800 |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,328 | 423 | #680 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,764 | 314 | #878 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 29 | #5,125 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,528 |
| 2006 | 5 | #13,785 | 34 | #4,353 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,371 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,010 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Taraji reached #6,328 in 2010. As a girl name, it reached #680 in 2010. 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 Taraji
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.