Taylon
The Story of Taylon
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Taylon as a girl name dates back to 1992, when 5 babies received it. 1997 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Taylon — #7,741 in the national rankings. About 45% of every Taylon on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Taylon last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 178 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Taylon as a boy name dates back to 1985, when 6 babies received it. 2009 was its biggest year on record, with 57 newborns named Taylon — #2,287 in the national rankings. About 33% of every Taylon on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Taylon ranks #4,300 for boys with 25 births, falling sharply (-22%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Taylon
Taylon is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1985 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Taylon's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #2,287. Use the chart and map above to compare Taylon'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.