Taj

Where Taj comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Taj.

Taj through the years
  1. 1969
    First appearance
    #3,314 among boys with 8 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1969
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  3. 1970
    Taj McWilliams-Franklin born
    American basketball player and coach
  4. 1985
    Taj Gibson born
    American basketball player
  5. 1998
    Peak, #953
    146 babies named Taj, its best rank.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Taj Gibson · American basketball player, born 1985
  • Taj McWilliams-Franklin · American basketball player and coach, born 1970
  • Taj Jackson · American singer (*1973), born 1973
  • Taj Haider · Pakistani senator and politician, 1942–2025
  • Taj Jones · Australian cyclist, born 2000

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.