Taji
Taji is a district in the far north of Baghdad Governorate in central Iraq. It was formerly a subdistrict of Kadhimiya District and became a district on 22 January 2020. It consists of seven administrative divisions, has an area of 207 square kilometres, and had a population of 190,297 in 2022.
Meaning & Origin of Taji
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Taji is a district in the far north of Baghdad Governorate in central Iraq. It was formerly a subdistrict of Kadhimiya District and became a district on 22 January 2020. It consists of seven administrative divisions, has an area of 207 square kilometres, and had a population of 190,297 in 2022.
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Origin & history
The Story of Taji
As a girl name
Taji first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1969, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 11 Tajis were born — ranking #7,496 that year. As of 2026, Taji ranks #13,792 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 131 Tajis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Taji first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1976, with 11 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1977, when 21 Tajis were born — ranking #2,202 that year. As of 2026, Taji ranks #7,433 for boys with 9 births, gradually falling (-6%). In total, more than 522 Tajis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Taji
Taji is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 522 births in the dataset. Taji's peak popularity came in 1977 when it ranked #2,202. Use the chart and map above to compare Taji'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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