Fun Facts About the Name Taylor
- More than 443 thousand babies named Taylor: U.S. records list 443,663 babies given the name Taylor from 1880 through 2025. Of these, 113,535 boys received the name Taylor - about 1 boy for every 3 girls.
What Does the Name Taylor Mean?
Taylor is an English surname of Old French origin, and its established meaning is tailor. It comes from the Old French tailleur, a tailor, from the verb taillier, to cut; the verb traces to Late Latin taliare, also to cut. The literal sense is one who cuts, specifically a person who cuts cloth to make or repair garments. As a first name, Taylor is a transferred use of that occupational surname.
Taylor Name History & Origins
The source word is Old French tailleur, from taillier, to cut. Middle English adopted it as taillour or tailour, and the term described a worker who cut and sewed cloth. In medieval England, occupational bynames of this kind became hereditary surnames, so Taylor belongs with names such as Smith and Baker in origin, though it is a distinct name with its own history. The surname appears in forms including Tailor, Taylor, and Taylour, and it also spread to Scotland and Ireland.
Taylor as a given name comes from that surname. It has been used for boys and girls in English-speaking countries, including the United States, Britain, Canada, and Australia. Its use as a first name is modern relative to the medieval surname.
How Popular is the Name Taylor?
Taylor recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1993. Taylor entered the top 100 U.S. boy names in 1988.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #403 | 772 | 0.0480% |
| 2024 | #353 | 877 | 0.0544% |
| 2023 | #260 | 1,192 | 0.0744% |
| 2022 | #216 | 1,371 | 0.0837% |
| 2021 | #192 | 1,544 | 0.0942% |
| 2020 | #162 | 1,747 | 0.1081% |
| 2019 | #135 | 2,048 | 0.1221% |
| 2018 | #121 | 2,499 | 0.1470% |
| 2017 | #113 | 2,705 | 0.1567% |
| 2016 | #90 | 3,280 | 0.1852% |
| 2015 | #77 | 3,754 | 0.2103% |
| 2014 | #77 | 3,818 | 0.2138% |
| 2013 | #59 | 4,145 | 0.2363% |
| 2012 | #46 | 4,870 | 0.2766% |
| 2011 | #44 | 5,193 | 0.2953% |
| 2010 | #36 | 5,900 | 0.3320% |
| 2009 | #22 | 7,590 | 0.4132% |
| 2008 | #22 | 8,344 | 0.4413% |
| 2007 | #24 | 7,965 | 0.4143% |
| 2006 | #23 | 8,565 | 0.4505% |
| 2005 | #24 | 8,676 | 0.4696% |
| 2004 | #22 | 9,303 | 0.5067% |
| 2003 | #19 | 10,314 | 0.5645% |
| 2002 | #18 | 11,468 | 0.6382% |
| 2001 | #12 | 13,693 | 0.7605% |
| 2000 | #10 | 15,080 | 0.8304% |
| 1999 | #8 | 16,906 | 0.9531% |
| 1998 | #7 | 18,576 | 1.0513% |
| 1997 | #7 | 19,504 | 1.1205% |
| 1996 | #6 | 19,153 | 1.0926% |
| 1995 | #6 | 20,426 | 1.1615% |
| 1994 | #6 | 20,734 | 1.1611% |
| 1993 | #7 | 21,271 | 1.1758% |
| 1992 | #17 | 14,952 | 0.8109% |
| 1991 | #32 | 10,254 | 0.5469% |
| 1990 | #46 | 7,262 | 0.3825% |
| 1989 | #75 | 4,069 | 0.2207% |
| 1988 | #102 | 2,801 | 0.1573% |
| 1987 | #164 | 1,705 | 0.0981% |
| 1986 | #218 | 1,215 | 0.0708% |
| 1985 | #245 | 1,052 | 0.0611% |
| 1984 | #278 | 869 | 0.0516% |
| 1983 | #336 | 686 | 0.0411% |
| 1982 | #380 | 604 | 0.0357% |
| 1981 | #511 | 388 | 0.0233% |
| 1980 | #716 | 235 | 0.0142% |
| 1979 | #969 | 149 | 0.0093% |
| 1978 | #1,077 | 123 | 0.0080% |
| 1977 | #1,073 | 122 | 0.0080% |
| 1976 | #1,522 | 68 | 0.0046% |
| 1975 | #2,276 | 37 | 0.0025% |
| 1974 | #2,129 | 39 | 0.0027% |
| 1973 | #2,677 | 27 | 0.0019% |
| 1972 | #3,263 | 20 | 0.0013% |
| 1971 | #3,148 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1970 | #3,425 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1969 | #3,305 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1968 | #5,102 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1967 | #3,636 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1966 | #4,174 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1964 | #3,680 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1963 | #7,540 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #6,498 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #5,787 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #4,147 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1958 | #6,036 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #4,876 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1956 | #5,893 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1954 | #6,535 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1951 | #4,782 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #685 | 398 | 0.0233% |
| 2024 | #667 | 411 | 0.0240% |
| 2023 | #590 | 485 | 0.0284% |
| 2022 | #618 | 453 | 0.0260% |
| 2021 | #643 | 430 | 0.0246% |
| 2020 | #593 | 465 | 0.0270% |
| 2019 | #596 | 465 | 0.0259% |
| 2018 | #530 | 535 | 0.0295% |
| 2017 | #504 | 577 | 0.0312% |
| 2016 | #475 | 646 | 0.0340% |
| 2015 | #462 | 658 | 0.0343% |
| 2014 | #433 | 699 | 0.0364% |
| 2013 | #372 | 825 | 0.0436% |
| 2012 | #348 | 887 | 0.0468% |
| 2011 | #336 | 901 | 0.0474% |
| 2010 | #327 | 956 | 0.0498% |
| 2009 | #298 | 1,093 | 0.0551% |
| 2008 | #256 | 1,368 | 0.0671% |
| 2007 | #249 | 1,432 | 0.0690% |
| 2006 | #221 | 1,630 | 0.0793% |
| 2005 | #222 | 1,576 | 0.0789% |
| 2004 | #216 | 1,613 | 0.0813% |
| 2003 | #202 | 1,829 | 0.0926% |
| 2002 | #191 | 1,964 | 0.1012% |
| 2001 | #165 | 2,309 | 0.1188% |
| 2000 | #136 | 2,854 | 0.1453% |
| 1999 | #120 | 3,071 | 0.1599% |
| 1998 | #104 | 3,581 | 0.1874% |
| 1997 | #87 | 4,333 | 0.2299% |
| 1996 | #82 | 4,798 | 0.2533% |
| 1995 | #69 | 5,521 | 0.2900% |
| 1994 | #54 | 6,626 | 0.3430% |
| 1993 | #51 | 7,687 | 0.3919% |
| 1992 | #52 | 8,239 | 0.4125% |
| 1991 | #52 | 7,972 | 0.3946% |
| 1990 | #64 | 6,579 | 0.3203% |
| 1989 | #72 | 4,858 | 0.2428% |
| 1988 | #91 | 3,492 | 0.1824% |
| 1987 | #117 | 2,432 | 0.1303% |
| 1986 | #136 | 2,035 | 0.1105% |
| 1985 | #153 | 1,795 | 0.0971% |
| 1984 | #180 | 1,416 | 0.0785% |
| 1983 | #217 | 1,056 | 0.0589% |
| 1982 | #244 | 948 | 0.0522% |
| 1981 | #273 | 774 | 0.0432% |
| 1980 | #311 | 615 | 0.0345% |
| 1979 | #381 | 448 | 0.0260% |
| 1978 | #431 | 342 | 0.0208% |
| 1977 | #450 | 319 | 0.0194% |
| 1976 | #521 | 240 | 0.0153% |
| 1975 | #603 | 182 | 0.0117% |
| 1974 | #594 | 181 | 0.0115% |
| 1973 | #682 | 137 | 0.0088% |
| 1972 | #713 | 128 | 0.0079% |
| 1971 | #698 | 142 | 0.0080% |
| 1970 | #756 | 119 | 0.0064% |
| 1969 | #726 | 116 | 0.0065% |
| 1968 | #658 | 133 | 0.0077% |
| 1967 | #813 | 80 | 0.0046% |
| 1966 | #777 | 88 | 0.0049% |
| 1965 | #825 | 81 | 0.0044% |
| 1964 | #810 | 87 | 0.0044% |
| 1963 | #799 | 91 | 0.0045% |
| 1962 | #817 | 87 | 0.0042% |
| 1961 | #754 | 105 | 0.0049% |
| 1960 | #797 | 93 | 0.0044% |
| 1959 | #752 | 103 | 0.0048% |
| 1958 | #759 | 96 | 0.0045% |
| 1957 | #811 | 87 | 0.0040% |
| 1956 | #853 | 78 | 0.0037% |
| 1955 | #835 | 78 | 0.0038% |
| 1954 | #793 | 83 | 0.0041% |
| 1953 | #757 | 89 | 0.0045% |
| 1952 | #693 | 103 | 0.0053% |
| 1951 | #856 | 67 | 0.0036% |
| 1950 | #757 | 83 | 0.0046% |
| 1949 | #697 | 97 | 0.0055% |
| 1948 | #728 | 86 | 0.0049% |
| 1947 | #752 | 84 | 0.0046% |
| 1946 | #752 | 78 | 0.0048% |
| 1945 | #727 | 72 | 0.0053% |
| 1944 | #813 | 60 | 0.0044% |
| 1943 | #702 | 84 | 0.0059% |
| 1942 | #790 | 67 | 0.0049% |
| 1941 | #738 | 71 | 0.0058% |
| 1940 | #715 | 73 | 0.0063% |
| 1939 | #752 | 65 | 0.0059% |
| 1938 | #709 | 75 | 0.0068% |
| 1937 | #647 | 85 | 0.0080% |
| 1936 | #765 | 64 | 0.0062% |
| 1935 | #640 | 86 | 0.0083% |
| 1934 | #723 | 72 | 0.0070% |
| 1933 | #728 | 71 | 0.0072% |
| 1932 | #696 | 79 | 0.0076% |
| 1931 | #867 | 55 | 0.0053% |
| 1930 | #708 | 78 | 0.0071% |
| 1929 | #647 | 91 | 0.0085% |
| 1928 | #662 | 90 | 0.0081% |
| 1927 | #712 | 84 | 0.0075% |
| 1926 | #647 | 96 | 0.0086% |
| 1925 | #695 | 87 | 0.0078% |
| 1924 | #576 | 124 | 0.0109% |
| 1923 | #664 | 94 | 0.0086% |
| 1922 | #673 | 93 | 0.0085% |
| 1921 | #608 | 109 | 0.0099% |
| 1920 | #608 | 108 | 0.0101% |
| 1919 | #549 | 119 | 0.0121% |
| 1918 | #514 | 137 | 0.0135% |
| 1917 | #536 | 119 | 0.0129% |
| 1916 | #573 | 101 | 0.0113% |
| 1915 | #541 | 107 | 0.0126% |
| 1914 | #524 | 89 | 0.0136% |
| 1913 | #508 | 73 | 0.0142% |
| 1912 | #530 | 57 | 0.0133% |
| 1911 | #440 | 45 | 0.0199% |
| 1910 | #471 | 35 | 0.0180% |
| 1909 | #426 | 35 | 0.0213% |
| 1908 | #552 | 22 | 0.0143% |
| 1907 | #471 | 25 | 0.0170% |
| 1906 | #441 | 26 | 0.0195% |
| 1905 | #391 | 30 | 0.0227% |
| 1904 | #366 | 31 | 0.0242% |
| 1903 | #484 | 20 | 0.0168% |
| 1902 | #485 | 20 | 0.0163% |
| 1901 | #378 | 25 | 0.0235% |
| 1900 | #304 | 48 | 0.0319% |
| 1899 | #354 | 27 | 0.0254% |
| 1898 | #392 | 26 | 0.0212% |
| 1897 | #330 | 32 | 0.0284% |
| 1896 | #335 | 32 | 0.0268% |
| 1895 | #381 | 26 | 0.0221% |
| 1894 | #410 | 22 | 0.0190% |
| 1893 | #357 | 26 | 0.0231% |
| 1892 | #355 | 29 | 0.0238% |
| 1891 | #374 | 22 | 0.0217% |
| 1890 | #384 | 22 | 0.0198% |
| 1889 | #337 | 28 | 0.0253% |
| 1888 | #346 | 29 | 0.0240% |
| 1887 | #375 | 20 | 0.0197% |
| 1886 | #381 | 22 | 0.0199% |
| 1885 | #343 | 26 | 0.0241% |
| 1884 | #397 | 21 | 0.0183% |
| 1883 | #322 | 27 | 0.0258% |
| 1882 | #346 | 27 | 0.0237% |
| 1881 | #256 | 39 | 0.0387% |
| 1880 | #279 | 37 | 0.0335% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
