Given name & surname
Taj
“one who is crowned”
Taj is used as a given name and a surname. One Indian interpretation is “one who is crowned.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “one who is crowned.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1965. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Taj through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,290
- 5,719 boys · 571 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 218 babies
- 2025
- 123
- #1,667 for boys · #5,542 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −17%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 89% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 100 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,667 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 21.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 200 in 2015. It also appeared in 23 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (16). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,921 as a first name in 2020; 619 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Taj’s family of names
Taj has a related form in Tahj. Taj has a related form in Tajdar. In Bengali usage, Taj is a Roman-alphabet rendering of তাজ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Taj
- Taj GibsonAmerican basketball player (born 1985)
- Taj McWilliams-FranklinAmerican basketball player and coachborn 1970
- Taj HaiderPakistani senator and politician1942–2025
- Taj JacksonAmerican singer (*1973)
- Taj JonesAustralian cyclistborn 2000
- Taj AtwalBritish actressborn 1987
- Taj SehraiPakistani author and archaeologist (1921-2002)
- Taj GrayAmerican basketball player (born 1984)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Taj, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Tejas
“a lustrous man; brilliance; splendor”
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Sartaj
“one who is crowned”
>99% boys
Sahaj
“one who is natural”
>99% boys
Tanish
“an ambitious man”
>99% boys
Tanmay
“one who is absorbed”
>99% boys
Tarak
“one who protects others”
>99% boys
Tarun
“a youthful man”
>99% boys
Naveen
“a pleasant, lovely woman” · “one who is strong-willed”
89% boys · 11% girls