Unisex name · since 1983
Taelor
2,247 babies named Taelor in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,359 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,527 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,247
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
2,247 babies have been named Taelor since 1983, making it today's #8527 unisex name.
Taelor has 2,247 recorded births among girls since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8527 as of the latest data, more common than 51% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #4,359 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,527 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,247 born since 1983
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taelor ranks #4,359 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,527 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,247 born since 1983, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,359 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,527 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,247
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Taelor's 2,247 recorded births place it above 93.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Taelor compares
2,247 Top 21% higher than 79% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Taelor's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Taelor | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,247 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 131 | 21 | 19,840 |
Taelor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Taelor's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 31% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 69%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 131, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Taelor popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 131
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Taelor popularity over time - boys
190 total births recorded since 1990 (Taelor as boys' name)
Taelor by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,060 births, 47% of the file).
1990s was Taelor's strongest decade.
1,060 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Taelor births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 68
1980s
68 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,060 births
- 2000s
2000s
749 births
- 2010s 313
2010s
313 births
- 2020s 57
2020s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,060 births (47% of all-time use).
How Taelor compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Taelor's total volume
Taelor by state
Where Taelor concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 201 | 8.9% |
| #2 | California | | 147 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 72 | 3.2% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 65 | 2.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 55 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 43 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 38 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Utah | | 35 | 1.6% |
201 of 2,247 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Taelor appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Taelor's data
- Taelor's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,060 total births); usage has since declined to 57 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Taelors (201 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Taelor: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~42 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1983–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Taelor draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.