Spellings

Tahj or Taj?

In the US in 2025, 53% of babies in this name family were spelled Tahj and 47% Taj. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Ten years ago

The order has flipped. In 2015, Taj led with 59% of the family's births; in 2025, Tahj leads with 53%. All spellings together, the family went from 337 to 212 births (−37%).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Tahj137112−18%
Taj200100−50%

How they sound

All of these spellings are said the same way: /ˈtɑdʒ/ (TAHJ). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.

In France

In France in 2025: Taj 5 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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