Tay vs Taylor

Side-by-side comparison of Tay and Taylor — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Tay

Boy name · Rank #8393

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Name B

Taylor

Girl name · Rank #353

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Metric Tay Taylor
Current Rank #8393 #353
Total Births (all years) 195 329,356
Peak Year 2001 1993
Peak Year Births 13 21,271
Peak Decade 2000ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1939 1951

Births by Decade

Decade Tay Taylor
1930ss 5 —
1950ss 6 32
1960ss 18 95
1970ss 6 626
1980ss 8 13,624
1990ss 25 169,038
2000ss 62 100,998
2010ss 44 38,212
2020ss 21 6,731

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tay Taylor
2014 — 3,818
2015 6 3,754
2016 — 3,280
2017 5 2,705
2018 5 2,499
2019 5 2,048
2020 — 1,747
2021 5 1,544
2022 7 1,371
2023 — 1,192
2024 9 877

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1939–2024.

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