Tahj
Masculine · “crown”
Tahj is given to both — 3,939 boys and 136 girls since 1880. See other names given to both
Tahj is Taj respelled — the Persian and Arabic word for a crown, and the word at the front of the Taj Mahal, which means crown of palaces.
How old is the name Tahj?
Tahj first appears in US birth records in 1989 — 36 years ago. The typical Tahj alive today was born around 2011, making them about 14 years old. About 3,900 people named Tahj are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Tahj most popular?
Tahj peaked in 1998, reaching #771 nationally. Today it ranks #1539, 768 places below that high. See the whole 1998 chart.
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Where it comes from
From taj to Tahj
The story of Tahj
Taj is an established name across the Persian- and Arabic-speaking world and in South Asia. Its American life is separate: Tahj appears in the registers from the late 1980s, boosted by an American actor of that name who appeared on network television from 1990, and the h-spelling is an American addition. It is in current use.
Meaning
crown
From the Persian and Arabic taj, 'crown'. The Taj Mahal takes its name from Mumtaz Mahal, whose title contracted to Taj Mahal, 'crown of palaces'. The word is ordinary in Persian, Arabic, Urdu and Hindi, and the meaning is undisputed. The h in the American spelling is decorative.
How the name formed
- taj
- Taj
- Tahj
Related forms: تاج · Taj · Taj
Pronouncing Tahj
TAHZH
One syllable. The j is soft, as in the French jour; some American bearers use a hard j instead.
Nicknames for Tahj
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1989
- Most boys named
- 1998204 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #771reached in 1998
- Change vs 2024
- −13.8%112 in 2025, from 130
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Tahj in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- تاج in Persian — transliteration
- Taj in English — spelling variant
- Taj in Hindi — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: Texas, Louisiana, Florida.
Tahjs among us
people named Tahj are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 15,251 born in 2025 was named Tahj
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Donta test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Tahj's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Donta climbed just as high around 1978, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Donta's path sketches the road Tahj is walking now.
Tahj sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Tahj is headed
Tahj should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Tahj beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Tahj in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- The crown meaning is concrete, transparent and undisputed.
- The Taj Mahal connection is immediate and known everywhere.
- One syllable, short, and internationally legible.
- The h is an American addition and Taj is the standard spelling.
- The final consonant splits between a soft and a hard reading.
- It is closely dated to the 1990s in this spelling.
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Masculine · #1539 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Tahjs are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 3,900 people named Tahj are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Tahj in 2025?
- Tahj ranks #1539 among US boy names in 2025, with 112 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Tahj?
- About 1 in every 15,251 US boys born in 2025 was named Tahj — 112 in all.
- Will my child share the name Tahj with classmates?
- Tahj will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Tahj
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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
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