Tailer
The Story of Tailer
As a girl name
Tailer first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1991, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1998, when 25 Tailers were born — ranking #4,366 that year. As of 2026, Tailer ranks #17,168 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 193 Tailers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Tailer first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1997, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1997, when 5 Tailers were born — ranking #9,265 that year. As of 2026, Tailer ranks #12,153 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 15 Tailers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Tailer
Tailer is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 193 births in the dataset. Tailer's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #4,366. Use the chart and map above to compare Tailer's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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