Tahj

#14,942 for girls in 2025, 5 births · #1,539 for boys in 2025, 112 births
Given to boys 96.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
1998 · 204 births
Debut · boys
37 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
3,939
since 1989

Tahj over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Tahj has never cracked the top 700 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202001peak #771, 1998boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#14,9425#1,539112
2024—#1,418130
2023#13,4626#1,346140
2022#9,68010#1,330141
2021#12,2067#1,225157
2020#15,0885#1,081184
2019#12,4487#1,226155
2018#15,6825#1,352132
2017#14,1246#1,341133
2016#14,3316#1,399125
2015#14,4826#1,297137
2014—#1,340129
2013#16,5475#1,305132
2012#16,8695#1,523105
2011—#1,359124
2010—#1,492109
2009#15,2426#1,298135
2008#15,4056#1,73687
2007—#1,77283
2006#17,1685#1,89371
2005#13,0107#1,79073
2004—#1,316112
2003—#1,103139
2002—#1,107132
2001#8,19612#1,089131
2000#10,7458#1,137122
1999—#863175
1998#7,10413#771204
1997#12,0706#1,051121
1996—#2,74727
1995—#2,68527
1994—#3,10922
1993—#3,14121
1992—#2,59927
1991—#2,91522
1990—#2,55326
1989—#1,95337
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First appearance
1989

The first year at least five boys were named Tahj! It came in at #1,953, and was given to 37 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1990–1996, when fewer than 28 boys a year got the name.

Where Tahj is popular in 2001

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Tahj, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Tahj, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Tahj, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Tahj, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Tahj, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Tahj, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Tahj, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Tahj, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Tahj, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Tahj, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Tahj, so not publishedWIMichigan: #779 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 8,348 boysMINew York: #853 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 8,583 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Tahj, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Tahj, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Tahj, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Tahj, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Tahj, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Tahj, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Tahj, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Tahj, so not publishedINOhio: #971 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 13,648 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Tahj, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Tahj, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Tahj, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,463 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 27,188 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Tahj, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Tahj, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Tahj, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Tahj, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Tahj, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Tahj, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Tahj, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Tahj, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Tahj, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Tahj, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Tahj, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Tahj, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Tahj, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Tahj, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #799 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,414 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Tahj, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Tahj, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Tahj, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #380 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,003 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Tahj, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Tahj, so not publishedALGeorgia: #752 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,948 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Tahj, so not publishedHITexas: #1,377 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 21,491 boysTXFlorida: #770 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 7,485 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Louisiana#380 · 1 in 2,003
  2. Georgia#752 · 1 in 6,948
  3. Florida#770 · 1 in 7,485
  4. Michigan#779 · 1 in 8,348
  5. North Carolina#799 · 1 in 8,414

Best ever in a state: #208 in Louisiana, 2003.

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Louisiana#380131 in 2,003
Georgia#75281 in 6,948
Florida#770121 in 7,485
Michigan#77971 in 8,348
North Carolina#79961 in 8,414
New York#853131 in 8,583
Ohio#97151 in 13,648
Texas#1,37781 in 21,491
California#1,46391 in 27,188
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Tahj
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 121 spots since 2024 (#1,418 → #1,539)
  • 458 spots since 2020 (#1,081 → #1,539)
  • 242 spots since 2015 (#1,297 → #1,539)
  • Biggest jump: 280 spots in 1998 (#1,051 → #771)
  • Biggest drop: 274 spots in 2000 (#863 → #1,137)
Rise & fade · boys
9 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1989
  • Peaked 1998 at #771 (204 births)
  • Births halved by 2005, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 2 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 2 yrs · run 1998–1999
Share of babies · boys
1 in 9,369
  • Highest: 1 in 9,369 boys born in 1998 were named Tahj (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 15,251 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 32.5% of all boys named Tahj (1,281) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1980s37#1,953 (1989)#1,953
1990s672#771 (1998)#2,243
2000s1,085#1,089 (2001)#1,424
2010s1,281#1,226 (2019)#1,363
2020s864#1,081 (2020)#1,323

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Tahj in 2001

girls
#8,196
12 births · 1 in 150,052 girls
boys
#1,089
131 births · 1 in 14,831 boys

Top girls' names in 2001

  1. #1Emily25,059
  2. #2Madison22,166
  3. #3Hannah20,723
  4. #4Ashley16,531
  5. #5Alexis16,404
  6. #6Sarah15,929
  7. #7Samantha15,867
  8. #8Abigail14,807
  9. #9Elizabeth14,792
  10. #10Olivia13,977
  11. #8,196Tahj12

Top boys' names in 2001

  1. #1Jacob32,573
  2. #2Michael29,689
  3. #3Matthew26,812
  4. #4Joshua26,024
  5. #5Christopher23,132
  6. #6Nicholas22,849
  7. #7Andrew22,422
  8. #8Joseph22,030
  9. #9Daniel21,013
  10. #10William20,110
  11. #1,089Tahj131
More about 2001

girls

1,800,624 girls got a published name in 2001; 1 in 150,052 of them was named Tahj, which outranked 54.4% of the 17,978 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tahj
  1. #7,724Zyanna13
  2. #7,724Zykerria13
  3. #7,724Zyra13
  4. #8,196Tahj12
  5. #8,196Aamiyah12
  6. #8,196Aamna12
  7. #8,196Abagael12
  8. #8,758Aasha11
  9. #8,758Abbigal11
  10. #8,758Adaiah11

Tied with 561 names at #8,196; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2000
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,602Dafne#2,569 → #967
  2. ↑ 1,493Nevaeh#1,759 → #266
  3. ↑ 1,339Jimena#2,213 → #874
  4. ↑ 1,263Taina#2,174 → #911
  5. ↑ 1,069Yuliana#1,759 → #690
Fallers
  1. ↓ 913Dariana#837 → #1,750
  2. ↓ 368Cortney#825 → #1,193
  3. ↓ 362Maiya#994 → #1,356
  4. ↓ 313Rosalinda#701 → #1,014
  5. ↓ 307Ivana#863 → #1,170

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,942,881 boys got a published name in 2001; 1 in 14,831 of them was named Tahj, which outranked 91.2% of the 12,307 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tahj
  1. #1,086Braulio132
  2. #1,086Jaquez132
  3. #1,086Robin132
  4. #1,089Tahj131
  5. #1,089Chancellor131
  6. #1,089Fletcher131
  7. #1,089Jacques131
  8. #1,095Coy130
  9. #1,095Jacquez130
  10. #1,095Juancarlos130

Tied with 5 names at #1,089; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2000
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,879Jaheim#6,316 → #437
  2. ↑ 1,128Imanol#2,049 → #921
  3. ↑ 730Jagger#1,391 → #661
  4. ↑ 539Maximus#850 → #311
  5. ↑ 461Daunte#1,429 → #968
Fallers
  1. ↓ 476Tyreek#914 → #1,390
  2. ↓ 466Tyrique#949 → #1,415
  3. ↓ 456Infant#765 → #1,221
  4. ↓ 423Deion#893 → #1,316
  5. ↓ 291Nicklaus#986 → #1,277

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2001 →