US rank #11435 Girls' name Peak 2010 659 births

Taylah — #11435 US girls' name

659 babies named Taylah in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s782000s2312010s2882020s62
#11435
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 35% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Taylah was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

35 babies were named Taylah in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taylah

The Social Security Administration has registered 659 babies named Taylah between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Taylah currently holds the #11435 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taylah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 288 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Taylah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Taylah in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taylah 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 659 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.

Taylah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

659

Since 1991

34 years of records

Peak year

2010

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,435

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1991

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2024

Taylah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1991

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
35
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
010203040 202420202016201220082004200019961991 5

Taylah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
288 births that decade — 44% of Taylah's all-time total
1990s782000s2312010s2882020s62

Taylah by state

Where Taylah concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Taylah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
13 2.0%
#2 New York
5 0.8%
Texas share of Taylah's total US births 2.0%
Even split

13 of 659 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taylah?
659 babies have been named Taylah since 1991. It currently ranks #11435 among girls. The peak year was 2010 with 35 births.
When was Taylah most popular?
Taylah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 288 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Taylah most popular?
The top states for the name Taylah are Texas (13 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Taylah been used?
Taylah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 34 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Taylah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Taylor, Tayler, Taya, Tayla, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1991–2024 (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.