Boy name#1,438 of boy names
Taj
Pronounced T AA1 ZH (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 2015
- 56 years in use
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.
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.