Names / Boy names
Tej
Current rank
#6,761
and easing
All-time peak
#3,212
in 2004
First recorded
1983
in U.S. data
Children named
703
since 1983
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #3,212 in 2004 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(TAYJ): Short form or name from the same root meaning radiance. Sleek and punchy. The name first shows up in U.S. records in 1983. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Only about 703 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.