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Taja

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Taja: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2018

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2018, ranging from #2152 to #5785.199619992006201120152018#2152#5785
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#3126
1997#2152
1998#2165
1999#2770
2000#3912
2002#2868
2006#5061
2008#3005
2010#5707
2011#5785
2012#4838
2014#3514
2015#4736
2016#4763
2017#3583
2018#3518

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 16 of the 23 years from 1996 to 2018.

In 2012: #768 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #4838 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2018 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #3126 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2018

    Most recently recorded at #3518 among girls in England and Wales, in 2018.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2018. Highest recorded position: #768 in Republic of Ireland in 2012.

Taja's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2018England and Walesfemale#35186HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#35836HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#47634HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#47364HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#35146HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#48384HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#57853HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#57073HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#30057HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#50613HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#28685HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#39123HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#27705HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#21657HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#21527HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#31264HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#7684HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Taja is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Taja, between 1996 and 2018, in 16 of those 23 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: highest position in 1997Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: highest position in 201219962018
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–201816#2152 in 1997
Republic of Ireland20121#768 in 2012

Its high point came 15 years earlier in England and Wales (1997) than in Republic of Ireland (2012).

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 2002; it appears again in 2006.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Taja

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1996–2018.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2018. Highest recorded position: #768 in Republic of Ireland in 2012. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.