Recorded 1991–2023 Unisex name Peak 2013 84 births

Taaj — boys' name

84 babies named Taaj in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s322000s202010s222020s10
1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Taaj was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

10 babies were named Taaj in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taaj

The Social Security Administration has registered 84 babies named Taaj between 1991 and 2023, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Taaj currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Taaj is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1991.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taaj performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Taaj shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taaj in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 84 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Taaj at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

84

Since 1991

33 years of records

Peak year

2013

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1991

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2023

Taaj popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1991

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2013)
10
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
4681012 2023201620132002199919941991 6

Taaj popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1991 (Taaj as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1991 5

Taaj by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
32 births that decade — 38% of Taaj's all-time total
1990s322000s202010s222020s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taaj?
84 babies have been named Taaj since 1991. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2013 with 10 births.
When was Taaj most popular?
Taaj was most popular in the 1990s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Is Taaj a unisex name?
Yes, Taaj is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 84 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Taaj been used?
Taaj has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 33 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Taaj?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Taariq, Taavi, Taahir, Taalib, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1991–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.