Taj

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A few things about Taj you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Taj

Taj Gibson

American basketball player (born 1985)

Choose Taj and your child shares a first name with Taj Gibson, an American basketball player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Taj, like who?” Taj Gibson's Wikipedia article is available in 29 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 17,094 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Taj, 100 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Taj would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryTaj first shows up in US birth records in 1965, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 60 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1998, when it reached #953.
• 🍂TrendTaj has slipped 519 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,663. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• ⚖️Boy or girlTaj is given to both boys and girls: 81% of the 123 babies named Taj in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningIn Persian, Taj means “crown”. Our records link it to Hindu and Indian roots.
• 🌍OriginTaj is the #10 most popular Indian boy name in the US. That's out of 160 Indian boy and unisex names in our list.

About the name Taj

Taj is a gender-neutral name of Hindu and Indian origin meaning “crown”. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, starting with T and ending in “-taj”. US birth records list Taj for boys from 1969 to 2025, in 57 of those 57 years. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked #953 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #1,663, with 100 babies. Of the 123 US babies named Taj in 2025, 19% were girls and 81% were boys.

Origin:Hindu namesIndian names