Recorded 1991–2006 Unisex name Peak 1998 193 births

Tailer — unisex name

193 babies named Tailer in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1272000s66
1990s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Tailer was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

25 babies were named Tailer in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tailer

The Social Security Administration has registered 193 babies named Tailer between 1991 and 2006, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tailer currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 25 babies received it in a single year. Tailer is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 15 additional births since 1997.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tailer performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 127 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tailer shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tailer in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 193 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tailer at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

193

Since 1991

16 years of records

Peak year

1998

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1991

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2006

Tailer popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1991

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1998)
25
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
051015202530 200620042002200019981996199419921991 8

Tailer popularity over time — boys

15 total births recorded since 1997 (Tailer as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 15 births
5 201819991997 5

Tailer by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
127 births that decade — 66% of Tailer's all-time total
1990s1272000s66

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tailer?
193 babies have been named Tailer since 1991. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1998 with 25 births.
When was Tailer most popular?
Tailer was most popular in the 1990s decade with 127 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Is Tailer a unisex name?
Yes, Tailer is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 193 births, and as a boy's name it has 15 births.
How long has the name Tailer been used?
Tailer has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 16 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Tailer?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Taisha, Taina, Tai, Taira, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1991–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.