Girls' name · since 1991
Taylah
Taylah has 672 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,791 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,085 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 672
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Taylah currently ranks #8085 among girls' names in America, with 672 babies recorded since 1991.
Social Security Administration records show Taylah recorded 672 times among girls since 1991, holding rank #8085 nationally today, ahead of 53% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #9,791 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,085 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 672 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taylah ranks #9,791 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,085 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 672 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,791 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,085 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 672
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Taylah's 672 recorded births place it above 86.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Taylah compares
672 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Taylah's all-time total is 79% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Taylah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 672 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 21 | 19,840 |
Taylah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Taylah splits its recorded history at 2009: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Taylah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Taylah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (288 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Taylah's strongest decade.
288 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Taylah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 78
1990s
78 births
- 2000s
2000s
231 births
- 2010s
2010s
288 births
- 2020s 75
2020s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 288 births (43% of all-time use).
How Taylah 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 Taylah's total volume
Taylah by state
Where Taylah concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
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What to do with Taylah's data
- Taylah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (288 total births); usage has since declined to 75 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Taylahs (13 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Taylah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Taylah 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.