Taylor
An occupational surname for a tailor, from Old French tailleur, a cutter. English families carried it for centuries before it became a first name for either sex.
Taylor in 2025
Taylor was given to 1,170 babies in the United States in 2025 — 398 boys and 772 girls, making it the 566th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 2,834 babies born.
The history of Taylor
Taylor reached its highest point in 1993, when 28,958 babies were given the name, ranking 8th that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 443,686 babies have been named Taylor. Half of them were born before 1997, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Taylor has switched sex over its history: it went mostly to boys in its early decades, and goes mostly to girls today.
Taylor by decade
| Decade | Babies named Taylor | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 276 | 514 |
| 1890s | 264 | 852 |
| 1900s | 282 | 791 |
| 1910s | 882 | 1,082 |
| 1920s | 976 | 1,219 |
| 1930s | 730 | 1,317 |
| 1940s | 772 | 1,504 |
| 1950s | 898 | 1,565 |
| 1960s | 1,055 | 1,456 |
| 1970s | 2,864 | 694 |
| 1980s | 33,043 | 86 |
| 1990s | 227,448 | 8 |
| 2000s | 118,667 | 25 |
| 2010s | 45,371 | 90 |
| 2020s | 10,158 | 308 |
Where Taylor is heading
Taylor has fallen 73% over the past decade, from 4,414 babies in 2015 to 1,170 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1993 peak — Taylor is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Taylor
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Taylor.