Boys' name · since 1989
Tahj
3,939 babies named Tahj in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,119 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,543 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,939
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tahj is the #1543 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 3,939 recorded since 1989.
Tahj has 3,939 recorded births among boys since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1543 as of the latest data, more common than 89% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #2,119 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,543 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,939 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tahj ranks #2,119 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,543 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,939 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,119 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,543 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,939
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tahj's 3,939 recorded births place it above 95.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Louisiana.
How Tahj compares
3,939 Top 15% higher than 85% of 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
Tahj's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tahj | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,939 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 204 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tahj's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tahj's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 21 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 204, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tahj popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 204
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Tahj popularity over time - girls
136 total births recorded since 1997 (Tahj as girls' name)
Tahj by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,281 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Tahj's strongest decade.
1,281 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Tahj births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 37
1980s
37 births
- 1990s
1990s
672 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,085 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,281 births
- 2020s
2020s
864 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,281 births (33% of all-time use).
How Tahj compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Tahj's total volume
Tahj by state
Where Tahj concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 421 | 10.7% |
| #2 | Florida | | 335 | 8.5% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 249 | 6.3% |
| #4 | Texas | | 247 | 6.3% |
| #5 | New York | | 210 | 5.3% |
| #6 | California | | 161 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 146 | 3.7% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 128 | 3.2% |
421 of 3,939 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Tahj appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tahj's data
- Tahj's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,281 total births) through the 2020s (864) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Louisiana records the most Tahjs (421 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tahj: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Tahj 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.