Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 1998

Tahj

Gender Boy · 3% girls Rank 2025 #1,544 Trend ↓ Falling 16%
Rank 2025
#1,544
among boys · ↓122 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
117
named Tahj · -10% vs 2024
How common
1 in 15,251
boys born in 2025
Peak year
1998
217 babies
All-time total
4,075
#2,118 all-time among boys
First recorded
1989
in Social Security records

Tahj popularity over time

4,075 babies have been named Tahj since 1989, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – 37 37 4 – #1,989
1990s 19 672 691 69 +1768% #772
2000s 44 1,085 1,129 113 +63% #1,094
2010s 40 1,281 1,321 132 +17% #1,230
2020s (to 2025) 33 864 897 150 +13% #1,083

Where Tahj is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 109 0.06 outside top 500
2027 107 0.06 outside top 500
2028 106 0.06 outside top 500
2029 104 0.06 outside top 500
2030 103 0.06 outside top 500

Where Tahj is most popular

Boys named Tahj per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.079 per 1,000. Strongest in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Maryland.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Tahj born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Louisiana 55 0.538 +583%
Mississippi 19 0.334 +325%
Maryland 34 0.285 +262%
Georgia 54 0.213 +171%
Virginia 31 0.163 +108%
South Carolina 15 0.145 +84%
North Carolina 34 0.133 +69%
Florida 59 0.125 +58%
Alabama 13 0.119 +51%
Texas 77 0.087 +11%
Missouri 11 0.079 ≈ national
Illinois 19 0.074 -6%
Michigan 11 0.054 -32%
Tennessee 9 0.050 -37%
Pennsylvania 11 0.041 -47%
Ohio 10 0.038 -52%
New Jersey 6 0.030 -62%
California 14 0.015 -81%
New York 5 0.012 -85%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Tahj

Tahj is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #1,544 in 2025 with 112 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1989, 4,075 American babies have been named Tahj. Its peak came in 1998, when 217 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Tahj stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Tahj?

The median living Tahj is about 14 years old; half are between 6 and 23. An estimated 4,000 people named Tahj are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Tahj year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 5 #17,006 112 #1,544
2024 – – 130 #1,422
2023 6 #14,990 140 #1,357
2022 10 #10,315 141 #1,340
2021 7 #13,331 157 #1,229
2020 5 #17,258 184 #1,083
2019 7 #13,660 155 #1,230
2018 5 #17,863 132 #1,356
2017 6 #15,727 133 #1,347
2016 6 #16,026 125 #1,410
2015 6 #16,216 137 #1,302
2014 – – 129 #1,343
2013 5 #18,981 132 #1,313
2012 5 #19,242 105 #1,534
2011 – – 124 #1,363
2010 – – 109 #1,500
2009 6 #17,054 135 #1,302
2008 6 #17,271 87 #1,751
2007 – – 83 #1,780
2006 5 #19,734 71 #1,918
2005 7 #14,341 73 #1,798
2004 – – 112 #1,324
2003 – – 139 #1,109
2002 – – 132 #1,111
2001 12 #8,684 131 #1,094
2000 8 #11,684 122 #1,140
1995 – – 27 #2,753
1990 – – 26 #2,619
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Tahj

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Tahj Mowry Tahj Mowry American actor (born 1986) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Tahj, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Tahj?

The median living Tahj is about 14 years old. Half of all living Tahjs are between 6 and 23 years old.

How many people named Tahj are alive today?

An estimated 4,000 people named Tahj are alive in the United States, based on 4,075 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Tahj in 2025?

Tahj ranked #1,544 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 112 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Tahj?

4,075 babies have been named Tahj in the United States since 1989, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Tahj most popular?

Tahj peaked in 1998, when 217 newborns received the name.

Is Tahj a boy or girl name?

Tahj is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 97% of babies with the name.

Is the name Tahj rising or falling?

Tahj has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Tahj become more popular?

Tahj is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 103 boys named Tahj in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Tahj?

Well-known people named Tahj include Tahj Mowry (actor).

Names like Tahj

Names that sound and feel close to Tahj: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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