Taj

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Tej in IN India, MY Malaysia, ES Spain and 8 more, Teja in SI Slovenia and Teju in NG Nigeria.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 3 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Taj is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• a separate given name24K records spelled Taj3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, Pakistan, United States, Morocco

  Also written Tāj, Tâj

• Bangla given name16K records spelled Taj32 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria

  Languages: Bangla, Hindi, Indonesian

  Also written Taju, তাজু, Taaj, তাজ, Taz

• Hungarian given name2.0K records spelled Taj3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Slovenia, India, Hungary, United States

  Also written Táj, Ťaj

59 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Taj is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Arabic, crown

  as a name·A Dictionary of Muslim Names

• In sit-pro, plough

  as a word·StarLing Tower of Babel etymological databases (Starostin et al.)

• In Polish, second-person singular imperative of taić

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Serbo-Croatian, that (one), the aforementioned (one)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Swedish, a wank (act of male masturbation)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 58 years between 1965–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Taj Haiderb. 1942PKPakistani senator and politician
• Taj Moosvib. 1945PKbadminton player
• Taj McWilliams-Franklinb. 1970USAmerican basketball player and coach
• Tamara Johnson-Georgeb. 1971USnot in their usual nameAmerican singer
• Taj Jacksonb. 1973USAmerican singer (*1973)
• Taj Grayb. 1984USAmerican basketball player (born 1984)
• Taj Gibsonb. 1985USAmerican basketball player (born 1985)
• Taj Atwalb. 1987GBBritish actress
• Taj Tallaricob. 1991USAmerican record producer and songwriter; son of Steven Tyler
• Taj Jonesb. 2000AUAustralian cyclist

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 347 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Taj?

We estimate roughly 7.4 thousand people bear Taj (counting its spellings and scripts) across 6 countries in our records.

In which country does Taj have the most bearers?

Taj is most frequently recorded in India, where it is most often spelled tej.

Where is Taj most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Taj is densest in Slovenia — about 1 in 734 people — even though India holds more of our records for it.

How common is Taj compared with other names?

In India, Taj is the 514th most common given name of 4,777,337 given names recorded there.

Is Taj a male or female name?

Taj is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.

What does the name Taj mean?

Recorded meaning: A tall brimless hat, usually conical or curved on top, worn in Muslim countries as a sign of distinction and prestige.