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Taylor

Meaning: Tailor
Origin: English surname

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) · #443 in Ireland (2025) · #444 in Canada (2025) · #474 in Scotland (2025) · #581 in Italy (2024) · #1,051 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,512 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,768 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,780 in France (2025) · #227 in N. Ireland (2024) · #3,623 in Austria (2024) · #2,454 in Sweden (2018) and 3 more.

Famous Taylors

Taylor Swift — American singer-songwriter (born 1989)
Taylor Momsen — American musician and actress (born 1993)
Taylor Schilling — American actress (born 1984)
Taylor Townsend — American tennis player (born 1996)
Taylor Dayne — American singer (born 1962)
Taylor Russell — Canadian actress (born 1994)
Taylor Marie Hill — American model (born 1996)

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 (1784–1850)
Elizabeth Taylor — British and American actress (1932–2011)
Roger Taylor — English musician, songwriter, and record producer (born 1949)

In stories & tradition

Taylor Townsend — Fictional character from The O.C.
Taylor Forrester — Fictional character from an American soap opera
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, American tennis player (born 1996).

Twin names

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

Similar names: Paige · Taylynn · Mackenzie · Sailor · Baylor · Taytum

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