Teylor
The Story of Teylor
As a girl name
Teylor first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1989, with 12 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 27 Teylors were born — ranking #3,892 that year. As of 2026, Teylor ranks #15,899 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 346 Teylors have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Teylor first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1993, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 8 Teylors were born — ranking #7,534 that year. As of 2026, Teylor ranks #12,366 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 45 Teylors 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 Teylor
Teylor is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 346 births in the dataset. Teylor's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #3,892. Use the chart and map above to compare Teylor'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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