Taylah
Taylor is a unisex given name mainly in use in English-speaking countries and especially in the United States. Variants include Tayla and Taylah; both are feminine and most popular in Australia and New Zealand, whose non-rhotic accents mean that they are pronounced the same as "Taylor".
Meaning & Origin of Taylah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Taylor is a unisex given name mainly in use in English-speaking countries and especially in the United States. Variants include Tayla and Taylah; both are feminine and most popular in Australia and New Zealand, whose non-rhotic accents mean that they are pronounced the same as "Taylor".
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The Story of Taylah
Taylah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1991, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 35 Taylahs were born — ranking #4,180 that year. As of 2026, Taylah ranks #10,100 for baby girls with 5 births, falling sharply (-66%). In total, more than 664 Taylahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Taylah
Taylah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 664 births in the dataset. Taylah's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #4,107. Use the chart and map above to compare Taylah'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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