UK boy's name
Tajus
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Tajus is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Tajus popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #2921, with 7 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2015, with 24 births.
This profile covers 255 England and Wales registrations across 18 recorded years from 2007 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, NRS Scotland and NISRA Northern Ireland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 29% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 280 living people in the UK are called Tajus. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Tajus ranked #2921 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 7 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2015, when 24 boys were registered as Tajus.
- • Tajus ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #374 in 2021.
- • About 280 living people in the UK are estimated to have Tajus as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#2921
2024
Births in 2024
7
Latest year
Peak year
2015
24 births
Estimated living
280
2026
Popularity
Tajus over time
The chart below shows babies named Tajus registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2007 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Tajus, the clearest high point is 2015. The latest England and Wales figure is 7 births in 2024, compared with 24 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tajus by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Tajus was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #2215 | 51 | 5 |
| 2010s | #1346 | 189 | 10 |
| 2000s | #3345 | 15 | 3 |
Geography
Where Tajus is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Tajus. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Tajus ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #374 in 2021.
Across the UK
Tajus in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#707 in 2016
2 years of NRS records, 6 total registered
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#374 in 2021
6 years of NISRA records, 21 total registered
Related
Names similar to Tajus
- Thomas 160,894
- Tyler 42,147
- Theo 40,594
- Toby 32,482
- Theodore 30,211
- Tommy 25,300
- Teddy 20,781
- Taylor 14,354
- Tobias 13,102
- Tom 9,822
- Tristan 9,171
- Timothy 6,200
FAQ
Tajus: questions and answers
How popular is the name Tajus in the UK right now?
In 2024, Tajus was ranked #2921 for boys in England and Wales, with 7 births registered.
When was Tajus most popular?
The peak year on record was 2015, with 24 babies registered as Tajus in England and Wales.
How many people are called Tajus in the UK?
A total of 255 babies have been registered as Tajus across the 18 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 6 more in Scotland and 21 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Tajus most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Tajus ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #374 in 2021. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.