Holding steady.
Popularity of Taejah since 1996
Babies named Taejah per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 20 |
| 2000s | 77 |
| 2010s | 5 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Taejah is a modern American name that first entered U.S. birth records in 1996 and peaked in usage around 2001. Despite its early 2000s high point, it has never achieved widespread popularity and has remained a rare choice, with no state reporting significant use. The name's spelling suggests a possible connection to the Arabic word 'taj' (crown), though this link is speculative and the name may simply be a creative respelling. Its trajectory has been stable over the two decades since its peak, indicating consistent but very low-level usage. With a first-recorded year of 1996 and a peak in 2001, Taejah is firmly a product of the late 1990s naming trends that favored inventive spellings and exotic-sounding names.
Taejah is a modern name that first appeared in U.S. records in 1996. It may be a respelling of Tajah, which itself could derive from the Arabic word 'taj' meaning 'crown', or it might be a creative combination of sounds influenced by names like Taja or Tejah. The name has been used consistently but sparingly since the late 1990s.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Tae, Jah
Sibling names for Taejah
Names that share Taejah's style, for a brother or sister.
