Unisex name · since 1991
Taylan
Taylan has 899 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,510 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,608 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 899
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Taylan currently ranks #4608 among unisex names in America, with 899 babies recorded since 1991.
Social Security Administration records show Taylan recorded 899 times among boys since 1991, holding rank #4608 nationally today, ahead of 67% of boys, 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.
- #5,510 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,608 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 899 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taylan ranks #5,510 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,608 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 899 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,510 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,608 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 899
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Taylan's 899 recorded births place it above 87.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Taylan compares
899 Top 33% higher than 67% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Taylan's all-time total is 144% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Taylan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 899 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 47 | 34 | 22,252 |
Taylan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Taylan's full recorded timeline at 2008, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 47 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Taylan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Taylan popularity over time - girls
359 total births recorded since 1993 (Taylan as girls' name)
Taylan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (354 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Taylan's strongest decade.
354 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Taylan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 91
1990s
91 births
- 2000s
2000s
294 births
- 2010s
2010s
354 births
- 2020s
2020s
160 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 354 births (39% of all-time use).
How Taylan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Taylan's total volume
Taylan by state
Where Taylan concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 32 | 3.6% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 17 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 15 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.6% |
32 of 899 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Taylan's data
- Taylan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (354 total births) through the 2020s (160) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Taylans (32 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 Taylan: 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 Taylan 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.