Taylor
Taylor was the 403rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 772 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 6th; the most babies were born in 1993 (21,270). Over the last ten years it has moved down 326 places. More babies were named Taylor in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning tailor · English, Anglo-Norman
Say it TAY-ler /ˈteɪlər/
- Rank in 2025
- #403 girls, down 241 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 772girls
- Girls and boys
- 73% girls, 27% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199321,270 babies
- Total since 1880
- 443,686babies recorded
What does the name Taylor mean?
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)
Nicknames for Taylor
The usual nicknames for Taylor are Tay.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tay | Modern | — | — |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Taylors go by each one.
Taylor popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #403 | #685 | 772 | 398 |
| 2020 | #162 | #593 | 1,748 | 467 |
| 2010 | #37 | #327 | 5,900 | 956 |
| 2000 | #10 | #136 | 15,080 | 2,854 |
| 1990 | #46 | #64 | 7,262 | 6,579 |
| 1980 | #715 | #311 | 235 | 616 |
| 1970 | #3,426 | #756 | 19 | 119 |
| 1960 | #4,421 | #797 | 10 | 93 |
| 1950 | — | #757 | — | 83 |
| 1940 | — | #715 | — | 73 |
| 1930 | — | #708 | — | 78 |
| 1920 | — | #608 | — | 108 |
| 1910 | — | #471 | — | 35 |
| 1900 | — | #304 | — | 48 |
| 1890 | — | #384 | — | 22 |
| 1880 | — | #279 | — | 37 |
How popular is Taylor, counting every spelling?
Taylor is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #408 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #403 for Taylor 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 Taylor?
772 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Taylor (0.21 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Taylor 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 11 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Taylor.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Taylor?
About 325,200 people born in the US named Taylor are alive today, with a median age of 28; half are between 21 and 32. That makes Taylor 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.
Taylor by state
How common Taylor was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (3.7×), District of Columbia (2.4×), Alabama (2.1×), Connecticut (2.0×), South Carolina (1.9×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Montana, Delaware, Maine.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Taylor: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Taylor, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Taylor · Sibling names for Taylor
Questions about the name Taylor
What does Taylor mean?
Taylor means “tailor” (English, Anglo-Norman origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Taylor?
Taylor was the 403rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 772 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 6th; the most babies were born in 1993 (21,270). Over the last ten years it has moved down 326 places. More babies were named Taylor in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Taylor a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 73% girls, 27% boys given the name Taylor in the US.
Where is Taylor most popular?
In 2021–2025, Taylor was most common in Mississippi (2.61 per 1,000 girls), followed by District of Columbia and Alabama.