Tayler
Tayler is a surname and given name, and may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Tayler
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tayler is a surname and given name, and may refer to:
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The Story of Tayler
As a girl name
Tayler first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1978, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 871 Taylers were born — ranking #306 that year. As of 2026, Tayler ranks #6,709 for girls with 17 births, falling sharply (-53%). In total, more than 11K Taylers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Tayler first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1981, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 171 Taylers were born — ranking #807 that year. As of 2026, Tayler ranks #4,532 for boys with 23 births, rising sharply (+38% over the past five years). In total, more than 3K Taylers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Tayler
Tayler is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1978 and has accumulated 11K births in the dataset. Tayler's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #306. Use the chart and map above to compare Tayler'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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