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Taylor

Unisex

Meaning of Taylor: English: 'cutter of cloth'

Taylor is a unisex name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 268th most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 795th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#268

1,170 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#795

47 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

443,686

First recorded 1880 · peak 1993

Trend

falling

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 1,162 babies1982: 1,552 babies1983: 1,741 babies1984: 2,284 babies1985: 2,846 babies1986: 3,248 babies1987: 4,138 babies1988: 6,293 babies1989: 8,928 babies1990: 13,841 babies19901991: 18,225 babies1992: 23,193 babies1993: 28,958 babies1994: 27,360 babies1995: 25,947 babies1996: 23,953 babies1997: 23,837 babies1998: 22,157 babies1999: 19,977 babies2000: 17,934 babies20002001: 16,002 babies2002: 13,432 babies2003: 12,143 babies2004: 10,916 babies2005: 10,252 babies2006: 10,196 babies2007: 9,397 babies2008: 9,712 babies2009: 8,683 babies2010: 6,856 babies20102011: 6,096 babies2012: 5,760 babies2013: 4,970 babies2014: 4,518 babies2015: 4,414 babies2016: 3,927 babies2017: 3,282 babies2018: 3,035 babies2019: 2,513 babies2020: 2,215 babies20202021: 1,976 babies2022: 1,825 babies2023: 1,681 babies2024: 1,291 babies2025: 1,170 babies
US babies named Taylor per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 28,958.

Gender split

26% boys · 74% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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