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Taj

Pronounced T AA1 ZH (ARPABET)

  • 1 syllable
  • Peaked 2015
  • 56 years in use
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How popular is Taj?

Taj is a boys' name, and first appears in 1969. It has been given to 6,164 children — the 1,438th most common boys' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 2015, when 200 children were given it.

050100150200197019801990200020102020
2015Boys: 200Girls: 18

Characteristics

  • 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
T AA1 ZH
Stress pattern:
1
Syllables:
1

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Taj

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Taj

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Taj?
Taj ranks 1,438th among boys' names in US records, with 6,164 births since 1969. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,579.
Is Taj a unisex name?
No. Taj is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Taj most popular?
2015, when 200 children were given the name. It has been in use for 56 years and is still recorded as of 2024.