Taylour
Taylour is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Fay Taylour (1904–1983), known as Flying Fay, Irish motorcyclist and champion speedway rider Hercules Taylour (1759–1790), Irish soldier and politician Jane Taylour (1827–1905), Scottish suffragist and women's movement campaigner Robert Taylour, Anglican priest in Ireland in the first half of the eighteenth century William Taylour…
Meaning & Origin of Taylour
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Taylour is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Fay Taylour (1904–1983), known as Flying Fay, Irish motorcyclist and champion speedway rider Hercules Taylour (1759–1790), Irish soldier and politician Jane Taylour (1827–1905), Scottish suffragist and women's movement campaigner Robert Taylour, Anglican priest in Ireland in the first half of the eighteenth century William Taylour…
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The Story of Taylour
As a girl name
Taylour first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1986, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1996, when 36 Taylours were born — ranking #3,237 that year. As of 2026, Taylour ranks #15,178 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 497 Taylours have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Taylour first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1990, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 8 Taylours were born — ranking #6,372 that year. As of 2026, Taylour ranks #7,137 for boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 29 Taylours 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 Taylour
Taylour is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1986 and has accumulated 497 births in the dataset. Taylour's peak popularity came in 1996 when it ranked #3,237. Use the chart and map above to compare Taylour'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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