Recorded 1997–2021 Unisex name Peak 1997 77 births

Tajay — boys' name

77 babies named Tajay in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s212000s432010s82020s5
2000s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Tajay was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

11 babies were named Tajay in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tajay

The Social Security Administration has registered 77 babies named Tajay between 1997 and 2021, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tajay currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 11 babies received it in a single year. Tajay is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 10 additional births since 1999.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tajay performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tajay shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tajay in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tajay 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 77 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.

Tajay at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

77

Since 1997

25 years of records

Peak year

1997

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1997

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2021

Tajay popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1997

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1997)
11
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4681012 20212019200920082007200520032002200119991997 11

Tajay popularity over time — girls

10 total births recorded since 1999 (Tajay as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 20001999 5

Tajay by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
43 births that decade — 56% of Tajay's all-time total
1990s212000s432010s82020s5

Tajay by state

Where Tajay concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tajay
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 6.5%
New York share of Tajay's total US births 6.5%

5 of 77 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tajay?
77 babies have been named Tajay since 1997. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1997 with 11 births.
When was Tajay most popular?
Tajay was most popular in the 2000s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Tajay most popular?
The top states for the name Tajay are New York (5 births).
Is Tajay a unisex name?
Yes, Tajay is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 77 births, and as a girl's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Tajay been used?
Tajay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 25 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Tajay?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Taj, Tajh, Tajuan, Taji, 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, 1997–2021 (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.