Taylor
Pronounced T EY1 L ER0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1993
- 74 years in use
- 3 spellings
How popular is Taylor?
Taylor is a name given to both boys and girls, and first appears in 1951. It has been given to 457,707 children — the 124th most common girls' name on record.
It is falling away, down 68% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1993, when 22,242 children were given it.
Three other spellings are counted in that total — Tayler, Tailor and Tailer — because they are pronounced identically.
Roughly 25% of children named Taylor are boys, so the split is a real one rather than a rounding error.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Taylor and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Tayler
- Tailor
- Tailer
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- T EY1 L ER0
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Taylor
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Taylor
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Taylor?
- Taylor ranks 124th among girls' names in US records, with 457,707 births since 1951. Over the past decade it accounts for 21,505.
- Is Taylor a unisex name?
- Yes. About 25% of children given the name are boys, which is a genuine split rather than a rounding error.
- When was Taylor most popular?
- 1993, when 22,242 children were given the name. It has been in use for 74 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Taylor spelled?
- Tayler, Tailor, Tailer. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.