Taylor
A unisex name of Old French origin, meaning tailor, one who cuts cloth.
Babies a year
3,263
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#403
down from #353
UK popularity
#507
76 babies · down from #385
How Taylor has moved
View as table
| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #77 |
| 2016 | #90 |
| 2017 | #113 |
| 2018 | #121 |
| 2019 | #135 |
| 2020 | #163 |
| 2021 | #192 |
| 2022 | #217 |
| 2023 | #261 |
| 2024 | #353 |
| 2025 | #403 |
In 2025, 76 babies in England and Wales were named Taylor. In the US, 3,263 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 21,266 in 1993.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Taylor was most common in 1995, when it went to 1.06% of American babies of that sex.
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