Given name
Tahj
“one who is crowned”
Tahj is a variant of Taj. One Indian interpretation is “one who is crowned.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tahj is a variant of Taj. One Indian interpretation is “one who is crowned.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Tahj is a variant of Taj. An origin associated with Taj is Indian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tahj through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,075
- 3,939 boys · 136 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 217 babies
- 2025
- 117
- #1,544 for boys · #17,006 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −7%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 112 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,544 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 6.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 204 in 1998. It also appeared in 5 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (16). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,627 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Tahj
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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