Girls' name · since 1976
Tayla
Tayla has 5,467 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,427 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,211 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,467
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
5,467 babies have been named Tayla since 1976, making it today's #4211 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Tayla recorded 5,467 times among girls since 1976, holding rank #4211 nationally today, ahead of 76% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #2,427 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,211 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,467 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tayla ranks #2,427 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,211 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,467 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,427 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,211 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,467
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tayla's 5,467 recorded births place it above 96.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Massachusetts.
How Tayla compares
5,467 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Tayla's all-time total is 15x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tayla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,467 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 285 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tayla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tayla's full recorded timeline at 2001, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 285 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tayla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 285
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Tayla by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,023 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Tayla's strongest decade.
2,023 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Tayla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s 222
1980s
222 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,592 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,023 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,227 births
- 2020s 375
2020s
375 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,023 births (37% of all-time use).
How Tayla 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 Tayla's total volume
Tayla by state
Where Tayla concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Massachusetts | | 443 | 8.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 272 | 5.0% |
| #3 | California | | 268 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 225 | 4.1% |
| #5 | New York | | 199 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 185 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Rhode Island | | 155 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 111 | 2.0% |
443 of 5,467 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Tayla appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tayla's data
- Tayla's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,023 total births); usage has since declined to 375 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Massachusetts records the most Taylas (443 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Massachusetts names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Tayla
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tayla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Tayla 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.