Taha

Origin: Arabic (Quranic) — Name of the Quranic surah Ta-Ha (two Arabic letters); no clear meaning

Boy's name · #1598 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Taha is climbing: on the charts since 1974, it is ranked #1598 in 2025, with about 110 boys given the name last year. Roughly 2,400 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#263 in Austria (2025) · #437 in Sweden (2025) · #474 in New Zealand (2025) · #513 in England & Wales (2025) · #521 in Norway (2025) · #561 in Belgium (2025) · #570 in Netherlands (2025) · #625 in France (2025) · #639 in Scotland (2025) · #808 in Ireland (2025) · #875 in Switzerland (2025) · #509 in Canada (2024).

Famous Tahas

Taha Hussein — Egyptian writer and literary critic (1889–1973)
Taha Akgül — Turkish wrestler (born 1990)
Taha Yassin Ramadan — Iraqi politician (1938–2007)
Taha Yassine Khenissi — Tunisian association football player
Taha al-Hashimi — Prime Minister of Iraq (1888–1961)

What Tahas become

Among 146 notable people named Taha:

Sports figures appear 1.9× more often than among typical names — e.g. Taha Akgül, Turkish wrestler (born 1990).

Similar names: Abdulrahman · Taj · Anas · Taim · Yahya · Isa

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