Taylor
Girl name · #403 in 2025 · Distinctive
Taylor ranks #403 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 772 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #77, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 2,332 girls born in 2025 was named Taylor.
Babies named Taylor per year. Source: SSA.
The 74-year story
Taylor first appears in the Social Security records in 1951, when 7 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1993, when 21,270 girls were named Taylor — good for #7 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Taylor in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Taylor is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "distinctive". That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Taylor is most common
Geography matters for names, and Taylor is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Taylor is most common in MS (1.6 per 1,000), AL (1.3 per 1,000), LA (1.1 per 1,000), KS (0.9 per 1,000), OK (0.9 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.6 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Taylor is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Taylor
Statistically, parents drawn to Taylor tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Morgan, Mariah, Raven, Briana, and Jordan.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Taylor | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 772 | #403 |
| 2024 | 879 | #353 |
| 2023 | 1,195 | #260 |
| 2022 | 1,371 | #216 |
| 2021 | 1,545 | #192 |
| 2020 | 1,748 | #162 |
| 2019 | 2,048 | #135 |
| 2018 | 2,500 | #121 |
| 2017 | 2,705 | #113 |
| 2016 | 3,281 | #89 |
| 2015 | 3,756 | #77 |
| 2014 | 3,818 | #77 |
| 2013 | 4,145 | #59 |
| 2012 | 4,873 | #46 |
| 2011 | 5,195 | #44 |
| 2010 | 5,900 | #37 |
| 2009 | 7,590 | #22 |
| 2008 | 8,344 | #22 |
| 2007 | 7,965 | #24 |
| 2006 | 8,566 | #23 |
| 2005 | 8,676 | #24 |
| 2004 | 9,303 | #22 |
| 2003 | 10,314 | #19 |
| 2002 | 11,468 | #18 |
| 2001 | 13,693 | #12 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Taylor a popular girl name?
Taylor ranked #403 among girls in 2025 with 772 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #77.
When was the name Taylor most popular?
Taylor peaked in 1993, when 21,270 American girls received the name (ranked #7 that year). Since 1993 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Taylor?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 2,332 newborn American girls was named Taylor. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.