Tajay
The Story of Tajay
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Tajay as a girl name dates back to 1999, when 5 babies received it. 1999 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Tajay — #14,411 in the national rankings. About 50% of every Tajay on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Tajay last appeared in the published SSA data in 2000, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Tajay first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1997, with 11 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1997: 11 births, good for #5,288 nationwide. About 56% of every Tajay on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Tajay last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 77 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Tajay
Tajay is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 77 births in the dataset. Tajay's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #5,288. Use the chart and map above to compare Tajay's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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