MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Taj mean?
Persian tāj is the crown word adopted into Urdu and Hindi. It serves both as a personal name and as a royal image in longer compounds.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
ताज
Conventional spelling
Bengali
তাজ
2,244 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Taj in Indian usage
24,688 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (82.9%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 4,232 records (17.1%).
- Recorded as male: 20,456 records (82.9%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 917 |
| 1950s | 1,836 |
| 1960s | 3,367 |
| 1970s | 5,275 |
| 1980s | 7,586 |
| 1990s | 5,314 |
| Other decades | 393 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 12,039 |
| Bihar | 2,591 |
| Assam | 2,370 |
| Rajasthan | 2,190 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,449 |
| Jharkhand | 1,037 |
| Maharashtra | 910 |
| Punjab | 638 |
| Haryana | 549 |
| Uttarakhand | 340 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 326 |
| Tripura | 149 |
| Other states | 100 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Taj / M | 4 | 4,275 |
| England & Wales | Taj / F | 4 | 4,867 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Taj; Table_6, C5027 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Taj; Table_6, C5027
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Taj; Table_6, C5814 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Taj; Table_6, C5814