Unisex name · since 1991
Taaj
90 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.
- #18,113 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,129 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 90
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
90 babies have been named Taaj since 1991, making it today's #11129 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Taaj recorded 90 times among boys since 1991, holding rank #11129 nationally today, ahead of 20% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #18,113 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,129 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 90 born since 1991
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taaj ranks #18,113 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,129 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 90 born since 1991, peaking in the 1990s.
- #18,113 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,129 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 90
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Taaj's 90 recorded births place it above 60.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Taaj compares
90 24th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Taaj's all-time total is 76% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Taaj | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 90 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 34 | 22,252 |
Taaj's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Taaj's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Taaj popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Taaj popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1991 (Taaj as girls' name)
Taaj by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (32 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Taaj's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Taaj births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
32 births
- 2000s
2000s
20 births
- 2010s
2010s
22 births
- 2020s
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 32 births (36% of all-time use).
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- Taaj's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (32 total births) through the 2020s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Taaj: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~34 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1991–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Taaj draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.