Unisex name · since 1980
Tajah
858 babies named Tajah in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,351 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 858
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
858 girls have been named Tajah since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tajah has been recorded 858 times among girls since 1980, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2024.
- #8,351 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 858 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tajah ranks #8,351 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 858 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,351 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 858
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tajah's 858 recorded births place it above 88.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Tajah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tajah's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 72, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tajah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2024
- Peak year (1999)
- 72
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Tajah popularity over time - boys
76 total births recorded since 1989 (Tajah as boys' name)
Tajah by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (377 births, 44% of the file).
1990s was Tajah's strongest decade.
377 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Tajah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 41
1980s
41 births
- 1990s
1990s
377 births
- 2000s
2000s
351 births
- 2010s 82
2010s
82 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 377 births (44% of all-time use).
How Tajah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tajah's total volume
Tajah by state
Where Tajah concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 25 | 2.9% |
| #2 | California | | 20 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 18 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 17 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 16 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Maryland | | 13 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 12 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 7 | 0.8% |
25 of 858 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Tajah appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tajah's data
- Tajah's decade-level peak was the 1990s (377 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Tajahs (25 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tajah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1980–2024 (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 Tajah 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.