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Tarahji
How to Pronounce Tarahji
Pronounced tah-RAH-jee /təˈrɑːdʒi/High
Meaning: Tarahji is a modern American respelling of Taraji, a name drawn from Swahili roots carrying the sense of 'hope' or 'trust.' The added -h- is a decorative respelling; the inherited meaning stays with the Taraji source.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Tarahji is a modern American respelling of Taraji, a name that draws on Swahili for 'hope' or 'trust.' The extra -h- gives the familiar sound a personal spelling, and the name surfaces in United States records only from the late two-thousands.
It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year around 2010 and thinning soon after. A girl named Tarahji then is in her mid-teens now, from a generation that prized meaning-rich, individually spelled names.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Tarahji mean?
It is a respelling of Taraji, a Swahili-rooted name meaning 'hope' or 'trust.'
How do you pronounce Tarahji?
It's said tah-RAH-jee /təˈrɑːdʒi/, three syllables, stress on the middle.
Is Tarahji a boy or girl name?
Tarahji is used as a girl's name.
Is Tarahji a popular name?
No, it has always been rare, a modern spelling given to only a couple dozen girls a year around the early twenty-tens.