Taylen
The Story of Taylen
As a girl name
Taylen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1993, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 76 Taylens were born — ranking #2,426 that year. As of 2026, Taylen ranks #5,345 for girls with 24 births, falling sharply (-49%). In total, more than 1K Taylens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Taylen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1990, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 146 Taylens were born — ranking #1,298 that year. As of 2026, Taylen ranks #1,489 for boys with 121 births, gradually rising (+14%). In total, more than 2K Taylens 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 Taylen
Taylen is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Taylen's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #1,298. Use the chart and map above to compare Taylen'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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