girls:
11.1k births since 1978
#1489 (74th percentile)
boys:
2.5k births since 1981
#2510 (45th percentile)
overall:
13.7k births since 1978
#2240 (71st percentile)
The name Tayler is the #2,240 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 13,666 recorded births since 1978. This represents the 71.1% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 71.1% of all names). For girls, it ranks #1,489 (74.0% percentile) for all time with 11,127 births since 1978. For boys, it ranks #2,510 (45.2% percentile) for all time with 2,539 births since 1981.
Tayler first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1978 (1978 for girls and 1981 for boys). Birth data for Tayler is available in 44 out of the 46 years between 1978 and 2023 (44 years for girls and 43 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Tayler has been given predominantly to girls, with 81.4% of all recorded births being female. In 2023, 57.5% of babies named Tayler were girls.
For girls, Tayler reached its peak popularity in 1993, achieving the 66.7% percentile (ranked #289) with 442 births per million. The name was most common in 1993, with 442 births per million (ranked 66.7% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 1997, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Tayler ranks #929 for girls (1.9% percentile) with 13 births per million, which is 3.0% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Tayler reached its peak popularity in 1994, achieving the 21.4% percentile (ranked #610) with 84 births per million. The name was most common in 1994, with 84 births per million (ranked 21.4% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2020, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Tayler ranks #899 for boys (1.3% percentile) with 9 births per million, which is 11.1% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Tayler".
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