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Taylor

Girl's name · #403 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

73% girls · 27% boys — Taylor is also given to boys: 398 in 2025, about 27% in recent years. Taylor →

Popularity over time

Taylor reached #6 in 1994 and has faded to #403 since. About 330,000 girls have carried it since 1951.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 45 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#392 in New Zealand (2025) · #481 in Ireland (2025) · #538 in Scotland (2025) · #1,051 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,577 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,768 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,780 in France (2025) · #369 in Canada (2024).

Famous Taylors

• Taylor Swift — American singer-songwriter (born 1989)
• Taylor Momsen — American actress, singer and model
• Taylor Schilling — American actress
• Taylor Townsend — US American tennis player
• Taylor Dayne — American pop singer

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 751,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

• Zachary Taylor — President of the United States from 1849 to 1850
• Elizabeth Taylor — British-American actress (1932–2011)
• Roger Taylor — English musician, drummer of Queen (born 1949)

In stories & tradition

• Taylor Townsend — The O.C. (TV series)
• Taylor Forrester — The Bold and the Beautiful (TV series)
• Taylor McKessie^it — High School Musical (film series)

What Taylors become

Among 1,092 notable people named Taylor:

Sports figures appear 3.05× more often than among typical names — e.g. Taylor Townsend, US American tennis player.

Twin names

A popular twin pairing with Taylor is Tyler for a boy.

Similar names: Taylin · Brianna · Taytum · Kayla · Morgan · Sailor

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