Taylor

“Tailor, maker of clothes” — English origin

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

Taylor reached #6 in 1994 and has faded to #403 since. About 330,000 girls have carried it since 1951. About 73% of babies named Taylor in recent years have been girls. A popular twin pairing with Taylor is Tyler for a boy.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,300 girls in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 1,800 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 2,600 girls in Ireland (2025).

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

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

In stories & tradition

Taylor Townsend — The O.C.
Taylor Forrester — The Bold and the Beautiful
Taylor McKessie — High School Musical · High School Musical 2

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.

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

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