Taelor
Taelor was the 8812th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 1357th with 131 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,976 places. More babies were named Taelor in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Taylor) tailor · English, Anglo-Norman
- Rank in 2025
- #8,812 girls, up 90 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1999131 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,437babies recorded
What does the name Taelor mean?
Taelor is a spelling of Taylor, pronounced the same way, so it shares Taylor's meaning and origin.
Taylor is an English and Scottish occupational surname for a tailor, from Anglo-Norman taillour, "cutter", from Old French taillier, "to cut", ultimately from Late Latin taliare. It is one of the most common surnames in England. As a first name it was used for boys first and became popular for girls in the US from the late 1980s.
taillour (Anglo-Norman, “tailor, cutter”)taillier (Old French, “to cut”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Tayler, Tailor.
See also: English names, names from occupations.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Taylor', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'tailor', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (1901), s.v. 'Taylor', Henry Frowde (public domain; Internet Archive scan)
Taelor popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 190 since 1990.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,812 | 12 |
| 2020 | #8,902 | 12 |
| 2010 | #4,722 | 31 |
| 2000 | #1,826 | 95 |
| 1990 | #2,637 | 45 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
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How popular is Taelor, counting every spelling?
Taelor is a spelling of Taylor, a name family that ranked #408 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #8,812 for Taelor on its own. Together these spellings went to 805 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor | 772 | #403 | 5,762 |
| Tayler | 21 | #5,893 | 117 |
| Taelor | 12 | #8,812 | 45 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Taelor?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Taelor (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Taelor born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 705 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Taelor.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Taelor?
About 2,200 people born in the US named Taelor are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 20 and 31. That makes Taelor mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Taelor: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Taelor, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Taelor
What does Taelor mean?
Taelor is a spelling of Taylor, which means “tailor” (English, Anglo-Norman origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Taelor?
Taelor was the 8812th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 1357th with 131 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,976 places. More babies were named Taelor in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Taelor a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Taelor in the US.