Tj
Say it: tee-JAY
BoyMeans the initials T and J2 letters2 syllables
#372
in Ireland (2025)
#360 with spellings combined
10
babies in 2025
#339
best rank (2024)
85
babies since 2003
Up 339
10-year rank change
Tj through the years
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| Year | Babies (boys) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #360 |
| 2024 | 11 | #339 |
| 2023 | 9 | #388 |
| 2022 | 9 | #393 |
| 2021 | 8 | #400 |
| 2020 | 3 | #706 |
| 2019 | 7 | #446 |
| 2017 | 5 | #547 |
| 2015 | 3 | #699 |
| 2014 | 4 | #609 |
| 2013 | 5 | #535 |
| 2009 | 3 | #701 |
| 2006 | 5 | #423 |
| 2003 | 3 | #500 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0. Spellings with and without fadas are combined; the CSO only recorded fadas from 2018.
★ What does Tj mean?
The initials T and J
English, a name made from two initials.
Say it right
teeJAY
Said as the two letters, with the weight usually on the J.
The story of Tj
TJ is a name made from two initials. It started as a nickname for boys whose first and middle names begin with T and J, such as Thomas James, and some families now register it on its own. There is no single meaning behind it; it stands for whatever names the family has in mind, or simply for itself.
TJ first appears in the CSO records in 2003, and for many years it was given to only a few boys a year.
Like AJ and JJ, it has grown in the 2020s. Its best year was 2024, with 11 boys and a place at number 339 once the spellings are combined. The CSO records each way of writing it separately: Tj had 10 boys in 2025, while T.J. and T J appear in some earlier years.
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Sources
- CSO VSA50, Boys Names in Ireland with 3 or More Occurrences