US rank #1419 Boys' name Peak 1998 3,827 births

Tahj — #1419 US boys' name

3,827 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.

1980s371990s6722000s10852010s12812020s752
#1419
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 90% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Tahj was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

204 babies were named Tahj in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tahj

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,827 babies named Tahj between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tahj currently holds the #1419 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 204 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tahj performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,281 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tahj shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 414 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Tahj in 21 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tahj 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 3,827 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.

Tahj at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,827

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

1998

204 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,419

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tahj popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1998)
204
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
050100150200250 20242019201420092004199919941989 37

Tahj popularity over time — girls

131 total births recorded since 1997 (Tahj as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 131 births
468101214 2023202020172013200820011997 6

Tahj by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,281 births that decade — 33% of Tahj's all-time total
1980s371990s6722000s10852010s12812020s752

Tahj by state

Where Tahj concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tahj
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
414 10.8%
#2 Florida
319 8.3%
#3 Georgia
249 6.5%
#4 Texas
235 6.1%
#5 New York
210 5.5%
#6 California
161 4.2%
#7 Pennsylvania
146 3.8%
#8 North Carolina
128 3.3%
Louisiana share of Tahj's total US births 10.8%
Even split

414 of 3,827 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.

Tahj appears in 21 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tahj?
3,827 babies have been named Tahj since 1989. It currently ranks #1419 among boys. The peak year was 1998 with 204 births.
When was Tahj most popular?
Tahj was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,281 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Tahj most popular?
The top states for the name Tahj are Louisiana (414 births), Florida (319 births), Georgia (249 births).
How long has the name Tahj been used?
Tahj has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tahj?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Taha, Tahir, Tahmid, Taheem, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1989–2024 (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.