Recorded 1995–2006 Unisex name Peak 1998 70 births

Tahjai — boys' name

70 babies named Tahjai in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s272000s43
2000s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Tahjai was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

11 babies were named Tahjai in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tahjai

The Social Security Administration has registered 70 babies named Tahjai between 1995 and 2006, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tahjai currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 11 babies received it in a single year. Tahjai is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 28 additional births since 1997.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tahjai performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tahjai shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tahjai 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 70 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.

Tahjai at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

70

Since 1995

12 years of records

Peak year

1998

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1995

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2006

Tahjai popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1995

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1998)
11
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4681012 200620042003200220012000199919981995 6

Tahjai popularity over time — girls

28 total births recorded since 1997 (Tahjai as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 28 births
4.555.566.577.5 20102006200519981997 7

Tahjai by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
43 births that decade — 61% of Tahjai's all-time total
1990s272000s43

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tahjai?
70 babies have been named Tahjai since 1995. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1998 with 11 births.
When was Tahjai most popular?
Tahjai was most popular in the 2000s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Is Tahjai a unisex name?
Yes, Tahjai is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 70 births, and as a girl's name it has 28 births.
How long has the name Tahjai been used?
Tahjai has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 12 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Tahjai?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tahj, Taha, Tahir, Tahmid, 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, 1995–2006 (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.