Around the globe, Ahtaj (Ахтай 
, احتاج 
, Ahtaj 
) is a rare epicene first name. The given name Ahtaj is characteristic of Kazakhstan, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, Egypt, where it is a very rare female name, and India, where it is an extremely rare boy's name. Much less frequently, Ahtaj is the last name as well as the forename.