Dominic vs Taj
Dominic and Tajcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 2008, Dominic was ranked #93 and Taj #91 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Dominic was ranked #205 and Taj #4275 among boys in England and Wales.
Dominic and Taj over time
Dominic and Taj appear together in 1 published list, across 17 years of shared records. Dominic held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Taj in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Dominic reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Taj in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys17 shared years, 1996–2025
Dominic held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Taj in 0.
Highest recorded here: Dominic #51 in 1996, Taj #1732 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Dominic #205, Taj #4275.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Dominic | Taj |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 3 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #159 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #4275 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Dominic has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Taj.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Dominic
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #84 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #51 among boys in England and Wales, in 1996 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #205 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Taj
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2357 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2007–2008
Highest recorded position: #91 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2008 (recorded 2007–2008).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4867 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls