Is Tayler a boy or girl name?
Tayler is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 20 girls and 23 boys were named Tayler, so 46.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 81.3% of the 13,709 US babies named Tayler were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,535
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,115
- Babies named Tayler since 1978
- 13,709
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 1,024 babies
Boys and girls named Tayler, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1980s | 213 | 519 | 70.9% |
| 1990s | 1,347 | 6,379 | 82.6% |
| 2000s | 655 | 3,223 | 83.1% |
| 2010s | 251 | 897 | 78.1% |
| 2020s | 96 | 123 | 56.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23 | #4,535 | 20 | #6,115 |
| 2023 | 17 | #5,635 | 23 | #5,532 |
| 2022 | 21 | #4,828 | 19 | #6,438 |
| 2021 | 19 | #5,087 | 34 | #4,232 |
| 2020 | 16 | #5,668 | 27 | #4,865 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,573 | 28 | #4,890 |
| 2018 | 17 | #5,514 | 53 | #3,099 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,298 | 68 | #2,594 |
| 2016 | 20 | #4,920 | 75 | #2,460 |
| 2015 | 27 | #3,973 | 71 | #2,552 |
| 2014 | 28 | #3,770 | 96 | #2,048 |
| 2013 | 22 | #4,443 | 104 | #1,927 |
| 2012 | 39 | #2,998 | 116 | #1,779 |
| 2011 | 31 | #3,502 | 130 | #1,654 |
| 2010 | 42 | #2,866 | 156 | #1,455 |
| 2009 | 43 | #2,841 | 208 | #1,206 |
| 2008 | 46 | #2,712 | 212 | #1,206 |
| 2007 | 48 | #2,597 | 242 | #1,083 |
| 2006 | 66 | #2,032 | 290 | #912 |
| 2005 | 71 | #1,834 | 281 | #898 |
| 2004 | 62 | #1,973 | 321 | #794 |
| 2003 | 71 | #1,733 | 354 | #723 |
| 2002 | 64 | #1,814 | 365 | #689 |
| 2001 | 79 | #1,541 | 438 | #584 |
| 2000 | 105 | #1,258 | 512 | #516 |
| 1999 | 105 | #1,214 | 611 | #441 |
| 1998 | 108 | #1,168 | 623 | #424 |
| 1997 | 151 | #908 | 668 | #390 |
| 1996 | 149 | #901 | 696 | #383 |
| 1995 | 162 | #851 | 737 | #357 |
| 1994 | 171 | #809 | 830 | #325 |
| 1993 | 153 | #857 | 871 | #306 |
| 1992 | 151 | #861 | 606 | #418 |
| 1991 | 104 | #1,069 | 441 | #529 |
| 1990 | 93 | #1,115 | 296 | #708 |
| 1989 | 60 | #1,420 | 190 | #941 |
| 1988 | 45 | #1,616 | 125 | #1,209 |
| 1987 | 27 | #2,208 | 63 | #1,857 |
| 1986 | 21 | #2,593 | 39 | #2,559 |
| 1985 | 23 | #2,350 | 36 | #2,698 |
| 1984 | 13 | #3,436 | 20 | #3,977 |
| 1983 | 10 | #4,111 | 19 | #4,098 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,948 | 14 | #5,180 |
| 1981 | 6 | #6,168 | 13 | #5,550 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,635 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Tayler reached #809 in 1994. As a girl name, it reached #306 in 1993. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Tayler
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.