Recorded 2000–2020 Girls' name Peak 2001 67 births

Tailey — girls' name

67 babies named Tailey in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s302010s322020s5
2010s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Tailey was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

11 babies were named Tailey in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tailey

The Social Security Administration has registered 67 babies named Tailey between 2000 and 2020, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tailey currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tailey performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tailey shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tailey 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 67 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.

Tailey at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

67

Since 2000

21 years of records

Peak year

2001

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

2000

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2020

Tailey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2000

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2001)
11
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4681012 2020201820172015201320102007200320012000 8

Tailey by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
32 births that decade — 48% of Tailey's all-time total
2000s302010s322020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tailey?
67 babies have been named Tailey since 2000. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2001 with 11 births.
When was Tailey most popular?
Tailey was most popular in the 2010s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Tailey been used?
Tailey has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 21 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Tailey?
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, 2000–2020 (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.