Tayler
Tayler was the 5893rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 306th with 871 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,340 places. More babies were named Tayler in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Taylor) tailor · English, Anglo-Norman
- Rank in 2025
- #5,893 girls, down 1,028 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 21girls
- Girls and boys
- 53% girls, 47% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1993871 babies
- Total since 1880
- 13,756babies recorded
What does the name Tayler mean?
Tayler 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)
Tayler popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,893 | #4,236 | 21 | 25 |
| 2020 | #4,865 | #5,669 | 27 | 16 |
| 2010 | #1,455 | #2,867 | 156 | 42 |
| 2000 | #516 | #1,258 | 512 | 105 |
| 1990 | #708 | #1,115 | 296 | 93 |
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How popular is Tayler, counting every spelling?
Tayler is a spelling of Taylor, a name family that ranked #408 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,893 for Tayler 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 Tayler?
21 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tayler (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Tayler 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 401 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tayler.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tayler?
About 11,000 people born in the US named Tayler are alive today, with a median age of 29; half are between 23 and 32. That makes Tayler 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 Tayler: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tayler, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Tayler
What does Tayler mean?
Tayler is a spelling of Taylor, which means “tailor” (English, Anglo-Norman origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Tayler?
Tayler was the 5893rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 306th with 871 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,340 places. More babies were named Tayler in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Tayler a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 53% girls, 47% boys given the name Tayler in the US.