Taylan
Taylan is a masculine Turkish given name. In Turkish, "Taylan" means "gracious", and/or "tall and skinny person".
Meaning & Origin of Taylan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Taylan is a masculine Turkish given name. In Turkish, "Taylan" means "gracious", and/or "tall and skinny person".
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The Story of Taylan
As a girl name
Taylan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1993, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 21 Taylans were born — ranking #6,182 that year. As of 2026, Taylan ranks #13,427 for girls with 6 births, falling sharply (-23%). In total, more than 351 Taylans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Taylan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1991, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 47 Taylans were born — ranking #2,579 that year. As of 2026, Taylan ranks #4,409 for boys with 24 births, gradually falling (-13%). In total, more than 926 Taylans 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 Taylan
Taylan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 926 births in the dataset. Taylan's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #2,579. Use the chart and map above to compare Taylan'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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