Taylor
#403 for girls in 2025, 772 births · #683 for boys in 2025, 398 births
Given to girls 74.4% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1994 · 20,734 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 28 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 330,145since 1951
Taylor over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #403 | 772 | #683 | 398 |
| 2024 | #353 | 879 | #665 | 412 |
| 2023 | #260 | 1,195 | #589 | 486 |
| 2022 | #216 | 1,371 | #616 | 454 |
| 2021 | #192 | 1,545 | #639 | 431 |
| 2020 | #162 | 1,748 | #593 | 467 |
| 2019 | #135 | 2,048 | #595 | 465 |
| 2018 | #121 | 2,500 | #530 | 535 |
| 2017 | #113 | 2,705 | #502 | 577 |
| 2016 | #89 | 3,281 | #475 | 646 |
| 2015 | #77 | 3,756 | #462 | 658 |
| 2014 | #77 | 3,818 | #432 | 700 |
| 2013 | #59 | 4,145 | #372 | 825 |
| 2012 | #46 | 4,873 | #348 | 887 |
| 2011 | #44 | 5,195 | #336 | 901 |
| 2010 | #37 | 5,900 | #327 | 956 |
| 2009 | #22 | 7,590 | #298 | 1,093 |
| 2008 | #22 | 8,344 | #256 | 1,368 |
| 2007 | #24 | 7,965 | #249 | 1,432 |
| 2006 | #23 | 8,566 | #221 | 1,630 |
| 2005 | #24 | 8,676 | #222 | 1,576 |
| 2004 | #22 | 9,303 | #216 | 1,613 |
| 2003 | #19 | 10,314 | #202 | 1,829 |
| 2002 | #18 | 11,468 | #190 | 1,964 |
| 2001 | #12 | 13,693 | #165 | 2,309 |
| 2000 | #10 | 15,080 | #136 | 2,854 |
| 1999 | #8 | 16,906 | #120 | 3,071 |
| 1998 | #7 | 18,576 | #104 | 3,581 |
| 1997 | #7 | 19,504 | #87 | 4,333 |
| 1996 | #6 | 19,155 | #82 | 4,798 |
| 1995 | #6 | 20,426 | #69 | 5,521 |
| 1994 | #6 | 20,734 | #54 | 6,626 |
| 1993 | #7 | 21,270 | #51 | 7,688 |
| 1992 | #17 | 14,954 | #52 | 8,239 |
| 1991 | #32 | 10,253 | #52 | 7,972 |
| 1990 | #46 | 7,262 | #64 | 6,579 |
| 1989 | #75 | 4,069 | #72 | 4,859 |
| 1988 | #102 | 2,801 | #91 | 3,492 |
| 1987 | #164 | 1,705 | #117 | 2,433 |
| 1986 | #218 | 1,215 | #136 | 2,033 |
| 1985 | #245 | 1,052 | #153 | 1,794 |
| 1984 | #278 | 868 | #180 | 1,416 |
| 1983 | #336 | 686 | #217 | 1,055 |
| 1982 | #380 | 604 | #244 | 948 |
| 1981 | #511 | 388 | #273 | 774 |
| 1980 | #713 | 235 | #311 | 616 |
| 1979 | #966 | 149 | #380 | 448 |
| 1978 | #1,072 | 123 | #431 | 342 |
| 1977 | #1,067 | 122 | #448 | 319 |
| 1976 | #1,514 | 68 | #519 | 240 |
| 1975 | #2,232 | 37 | #601 | 182 |
| 1974 | #2,100 | 39 | #592 | 181 |
| 1973 | #2,629 | 27 | #681 | 137 |
| 1972 | #3,177 | 20 | #707 | 128 |
| 1971 | #3,062 | 22 | #698 | 142 |
| 1970 | #3,311 | 19 | #753 | 119 |
| 1969 | #3,199 | 18 | #723 | 116 |
| 1968 | #4,779 | 9 | #655 | 133 |
| 1967 | #3,484 | 14 | #811 | 80 |
| 1966 | #3,959 | 11 | #774 | 88 |
| 1965 | — | #820 | 81 | |
| 1964 | #3,515 | 14 | #809 | 87 |
| 1963 | #6,592 | 5 | #795 | 91 |
| 1962 | #5,860 | 6 | #815 | 87 |
| 1961 | #5,309 | 7 | #751 | 105 |
| 1960 | #4,184 | 10 | #796 | 93 |
| 1959 | — | #750 | 103 | |
| 1958 | #5,408 | 6 | #755 | 96 |
| 1957 | #4,536 | 8 | #803 | 87 |
| 1956 | #5,325 | 6 | #849 | 78 |
| 1955 | — | #829 | 78 | |
| 1954 | #5,753 | 5 | #788 | 83 |
| 1953 | — | #754 | 89 | |
| 1952 | — | #693 | 102 | |
| 1951 | #4,385 | 7 | #852 | 67 |
| 1950 | — | #755 | 83 | |
| 1949 | — | #692 | 97 | |
| 1948 | — | #722 | 86 | |
| 1947 | — | #748 | 84 | |
| 1946 | — | #746 | 78 | |
| 1945 | — | #718 | 72 | |
| 1944 | — | #810 | 60 | |
| 1943 | — | #700 | 84 | |
| 1942 | — | #786 | 67 | |
| 1941 | — | #733 | 71 | |
| 1940 | — | #711 | 73 | |
| 1939 | — | #745 | 65 | |
| 1938 | — | #700 | 75 | |
| 1937 | — | #637 | 85 | |
| 1936 | — | #756 | 64 | |
| 1935 | — | #633 | 86 | |
| 1934 | — | #722 | 72 | |
| 1933 | — | #721 | 71 | |
| 1932 | — | #691 | 79 | |
| 1931 | — | #858 | 55 | |
| 1930 | — | #704 | 78 | |
| 1929 | — | #644 | 91 | |
| 1928 | — | #661 | 90 | |
| 1927 | — | #710 | 84 | |
| 1926 | — | #642 | 96 | |
| 1925 | — | #690 | 87 | |
| 1924 | — | #575 | 124 | |
| 1923 | — | #660 | 94 | |
| 1922 | — | #666 | 93 | |
| 1921 | — | #605 | 109 | |
| 1920 | — | #604 | 108 | |
| 1919 | — | #548 | 119 | |
| 1918 | — | #512 | 137 | |
| 1917 | — | #532 | 119 | |
| 1916 | — | #571 | 101 | |
| 1915 | — | #539 | 107 | |
| 1914 | — | #520 | 89 | |
| 1913 | — | #507 | 73 | |
| 1912 | — | #521 | 57 | |
| 1911 | — | #432 | 45 | |
| 1910 | — | #461 | 35 | |
| 1909 | — | #419 | 35 | |
| 1908 | — | #541 | 22 | |
| 1907 | — | #464 | 25 | |
| 1906 | — | #431 | 26 | |
| 1905 | — | #384 | 30 | |
| 1904 | — | #360 | 31 | |
| 1903 | — | #470 | 20 | |
| 1902 | — | #475 | 20 | |
| 1901 | — | #371 | 25 | |
| 1900 | — | #301 | 48 | |
| 1899 | — | #346 | 27 | |
| 1898 | — | #385 | 26 | |
| 1897 | — | #327 | 32 | |
| 1896 | — | #331 | 32 | |
| 1895 | — | #368 | 26 | |
| 1894 | — | #399 | 22 | |
| 1893 | — | #349 | 26 | |
| 1892 | — | #348 | 29 | |
| 1891 | — | #364 | 22 | |
| 1890 | — | #376 | 22 | |
| 1889 | — | #332 | 28 | |
| 1888 | — | #343 | 29 | |
| 1887 | — | #366 | 20 | |
| 1886 | — | #369 | 22 | |
| 1885 | — | #332 | 26 | |
| 1884 | — | #386 | 21 | |
| 1883 | — | #318 | 27 | |
| 1882 | — | #332 | 27 | |
| 1881 | — | #252 | 39 | |
| 1880 | — | #276 | 37 | |
The first year at least five girls were named Taylor! It came in at #4,385, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1952–1955, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Taylor is popular in 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Virginia#512 · 1 in 4,169
- Massachusetts#523 · 1 in 5,108
- Texas#669 · 1 in 5,050
- Michigan#793 · 1 in 8,512
- New York#974 · 1 in 8,993
Best ever in a state: #1 in North Dakota, 1994.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | #512 | 7 | 1 in 4,169 |
| Massachusetts | #523 | 6 | 1 in 5,108 |
| Texas | #669 | 22 | 1 in 5,050 |
| Michigan | #793 | 7 | 1 in 8,512 |
| California | #974 | 18 | 1 in 9,074 |
| New York | #974 | 11 | 1 in 8,993 |
| Pennsylvania | #995 | 5 | 1 in 13,682 |
| Florida | #999 | 5 | 1 in 9,375 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Taylor
- 50 spots since 2024 (#353 → #403)
- 241 spots since 2020 (#162 → #403)
- 326 spots since 2015 (#77 → #403)
- Biggest jump: 253 spots in 1980 (#966 → #713)
- Biggest drop: 93 spots in 2024 (#260 → #353)
- Debuted 1951
- Peaked 1994 at #6 (20,734 births)
- Births halved by 2003, 9 yrs later
- Top 10: 8 yrs · run 1993–2000
- Top 100: 28 yrs · run 1989–2016
- Top 1,000: 47 yrs · run 1979–2025
- Highest: 1 in 85 girls born in 1993 were named Taylor (1.2%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,082 girls born in 2025 (0.05%)
- Its best rank, #6 in 1994, was only 1 in 86 (1.2%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 51.2% of all girls named Taylor (169,040) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1989, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 32 | #4,385 (1951) | #5,081 |
| 1960s | 94 | #3,199 (1969) | #4,542 |
| 1970s | 626 | #966 (1979) | #2,113 |
| 1980s | 13,623 | #75 (1989) | #302 |
| 1990s | 169,040 | #6 (1994) | #14 |
| 2000s | 100,999 | #10 (2000) | #20 |
| 2010s | 38,221 | #37 (2010) | #80 |
| 2020s | 7,510 | #162 (2020) | #264 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Taylor in 1979
Top girls' names in 1979
Top boys' names in 1979
More about 1979
girls
1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 10,774 of them was named Taylor, which outranked 91.9% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 3,843 of them was named Taylor, which outranked 94.6% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).