Girls' name · since 2002
Taraji
2,764 babies named Taraji in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,790 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,742 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,764
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,764 babies have been named Taraji since 2002, making it today's #7742 girls' name.
Taraji has 2,764 recorded births among girls since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7742 as of the latest data, more common than 55% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #3,790 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,742 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,764 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taraji ranks #3,790 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,742 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,764 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,790 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,742 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,764
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Taraji's 2,764 recorded births place it above 94.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Taraji compares
2,764 Top 19% higher than 81% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Taraji's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Taraji | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,764 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 423 | 21 | 19,840 |
Taraji's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Taraji's full recorded timeline at 2015, 32% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 68% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 423 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Taraji popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 423
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Taraji popularity over time - boys
50 total births recorded since 2006 (Taraji as boys' name)
Taraji by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,119 births, 77% of the file).
2010s was Taraji's strongest decade.
2,119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Taraji births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 414
2000s
414 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,119 births
- 2020s 231
2020s
231 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,119 births (77% of all-time use).
How Taraji 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 Taraji's total volume
Taraji by state
Where Taraji concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 371 | 13.4% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 207 | 7.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 159 | 5.8% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 129 | 4.7% |
| #5 | New York | | 126 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 124 | 4.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 120 | 4.3% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 104 | 3.8% |
371 of 2,764 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Taraji appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Taraji's data
- Taraji's decade-level peak was the 2010s (2,119 total births); usage has since declined to 231 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Tarajis (371 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Taraji: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Taraji 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.