Is Taylor a boy or girl name?
Taylor is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 877 girls and 411 boys were named Taylor, so 68.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 74.4% of the 442,493 US babies named Taylor were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #667
- Girl rank, 2024
- #353
- Babies named Taylor since 1880
- 442,493
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 28,958 babies
Boys and girls named Taylor, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 276 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 264 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 282 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 882 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 976 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 730 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 772 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 867 | 32 | 3.6% |
| 1960s | 961 | 95 | 9% |
| 1970s | 2,238 | 626 | 21.9% |
| 1980s | 19,421 | 13,624 | 41.2% |
| 1990s | 58,407 | 169,038 | 74.3% |
| 2000s | 17,668 | 100,998 | 85.1% |
| 2010s | 7,149 | 38,212 | 84.2% |
| 2020s | 2,244 | 6,731 | 75% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 411 | #667 | 877 | #353 |
| 2023 | 485 | #590 | 1,192 | #260 |
| 2022 | 453 | #618 | 1,371 | #216 |
| 2021 | 430 | #643 | 1,544 | #192 |
| 2020 | 465 | #593 | 1,747 | #162 |
| 2019 | 465 | #596 | 2,048 | #135 |
| 2018 | 535 | #530 | 2,499 | #121 |
| 2017 | 577 | #504 | 2,705 | #113 |
| 2016 | 646 | #475 | 3,280 | #90 |
| 2015 | 658 | #462 | 3,754 | #77 |
| 2014 | 699 | #433 | 3,818 | #77 |
| 2013 | 825 | #372 | 4,145 | #59 |
| 2012 | 887 | #348 | 4,870 | #46 |
| 2011 | 901 | #336 | 5,193 | #44 |
| 2010 | 956 | #327 | 5,900 | #36 |
| 2009 | 1,093 | #298 | 7,590 | #22 |
| 2008 | 1,368 | #256 | 8,344 | #22 |
| 2007 | 1,432 | #249 | 7,965 | #24 |
| 2006 | 1,630 | #221 | 8,565 | #23 |
| 2005 | 1,576 | #222 | 8,676 | #24 |
| 2004 | 1,613 | #216 | 9,303 | #22 |
| 2003 | 1,829 | #202 | 10,314 | #19 |
| 2002 | 1,964 | #191 | 11,468 | #18 |
| 2001 | 2,309 | #165 | 13,693 | #12 |
| 2000 | 2,854 | #136 | 15,080 | #10 |
| 1999 | 3,071 | #120 | 16,906 | #8 |
| 1998 | 3,581 | #104 | 18,576 | #7 |
| 1997 | 4,333 | #87 | 19,504 | #7 |
| 1996 | 4,798 | #82 | 19,153 | #6 |
| 1995 | 5,521 | #69 | 20,426 | #6 |
| 1994 | 6,626 | #54 | 20,734 | #6 |
| 1993 | 7,687 | #51 | 21,271 | #7 |
| 1992 | 8,239 | #52 | 14,952 | #17 |
| 1991 | 7,972 | #52 | 10,254 | #32 |
| 1990 | 6,579 | #64 | 7,262 | #46 |
| 1989 | 4,858 | #72 | 4,069 | #75 |
| 1988 | 3,492 | #91 | 2,801 | #102 |
| 1987 | 2,432 | #117 | 1,705 | #164 |
| 1986 | 2,035 | #136 | 1,215 | #218 |
| 1985 | 1,795 | #153 | 1,052 | #245 |
| 1984 | 1,416 | #180 | 869 | #278 |
| 1983 | 1,056 | #217 | 686 | #336 |
| 1982 | 948 | #244 | 604 | #380 |
| 1981 | 774 | #273 | 388 | #511 |
| 1980 | 615 | #311 | 235 | #716 |
| 1979 | 448 | #381 | 149 | #969 |
| 1978 | 342 | #431 | 123 | #1,077 |
| 1977 | 319 | #450 | 122 | #1,073 |
| 1976 | 240 | #521 | 68 | #1,522 |
| 1975 | 182 | #603 | 37 | #2,276 |
| 1974 | 181 | #594 | 39 | #2,129 |
| 1973 | 137 | #682 | 27 | #2,677 |
| 1972 | 128 | #713 | 20 | #3,263 |
| 1971 | 142 | #698 | 22 | #3,148 |
| 1970 | 119 | #756 | 19 | #3,425 |
| 1969 | 116 | #726 | 18 | #3,305 |
| 1968 | 133 | #658 | 9 | #5,102 |
| 1967 | 80 | #813 | 14 | #3,636 |
| 1966 | 88 | #777 | 11 | #4,174 |
| 1965 | 81 | #825 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 87 | #810 | 14 | #3,680 |
| 1963 | 91 | #799 | 5 | #7,540 |
| 1962 | 87 | #817 | 6 | #6,498 |
| 1961 | 105 | #754 | 7 | #5,787 |
| 1960 | 93 | #797 | 11 | #4,147 |
| 1959 | 103 | #752 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 96 | #759 | 6 | #6,036 |
| 1957 | 87 | #811 | 8 | #4,876 |
| 1956 | 78 | #853 | 6 | #5,893 |
| 1955 | 78 | #835 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 83 | #793 | 5 | #6,535 |
| 1953 | 89 | #757 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 103 | #693 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 67 | #856 | 7 | #4,782 |
| 1950 | 83 | #757 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 97 | #697 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 86 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 84 | #752 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 78 | #752 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 72 | #727 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 60 | #813 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 84 | #702 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 67 | #790 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 71 | #738 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 73 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 65 | #752 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 75 | #709 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 85 | #647 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 64 | #765 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 86 | #640 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 72 | #723 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 71 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 79 | #696 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 55 | #867 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 78 | #708 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 91 | #647 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 90 | #662 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 84 | #712 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 96 | #647 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 87 | #695 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 124 | #576 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 94 | #664 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 93 | #673 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 109 | #608 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 108 | #608 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 119 | #549 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 137 | #514 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 119 | #536 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 101 | #573 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 107 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 89 | #524 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 73 | #508 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 57 | #530 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 45 | #440 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 35 | #471 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 35 | #426 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 22 | #552 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 25 | #471 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 26 | #441 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 30 | #391 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 31 | #366 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 20 | #484 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 20 | #485 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 25 | #378 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 48 | #304 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 27 | #354 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 26 | #392 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 32 | #330 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 32 | #335 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 26 | #381 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 22 | #410 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 26 | #357 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 29 | #355 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 22 | #374 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 22 | #384 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 28 | #337 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 29 | #346 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 20 | #375 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 22 | #381 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 26 | #343 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 21 | #397 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 27 | #322 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 27 | #346 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 39 | #256 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 37 | #279 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Taylor reached #51 in 1993. As a girl name, it reached #6 in 1994. 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 Taylor
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.