Unisex name · since 1976
Taji
Taji has 514 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,772 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,834 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 514
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Taji currently ranks #7834 among unisex names in America, with 514 babies recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taji has been recorded 514 times among boys since 1976, currently ranked #7834 nationally and more common than 44% of boys, 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 1976 to 2025.
- #7,772 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,834 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 514 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taji ranks #7,772 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,834 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 514 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,772 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,834 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 514
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Taji's 514 recorded births place it above 82.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
How Taji compares
514 Top 44% higher than 56% 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
Taji's all-time total is 39% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Taji | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 514 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Taji's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Taji's full recorded timeline at 2001, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Taji popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (1977)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Taji popularity over time - girls
131 total births recorded since 1969 (Taji as girls' name)
Taji by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (118 births, 23% of the file).
1990s was Taji's strongest decade.
118 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Taji births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
62 births
- 1980s
1980s
65 births
- 1990s
1990s
118 births
- 2000s
2000s
108 births
- 2010s
2010s
86 births
- 2020s
2020s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 118 births (23% of all-time use).
How Taji 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 Taji's total volume
Taji by state
Where Taji concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 16 | 3.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 1.2% |
16 of 514 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Taji's data
- Taji's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (118 total births) through the 2020s (75) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New Jersey records the most Tajis (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Taji: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Taji 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.