Girls' name · since 1984
Taylar
2,507 babies named Taylar in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,043 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,507
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
Taylar sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 2,507 recorded since 1984.
Taylar has 2,507 recorded births among girls since 1984, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2024.
- #4,043 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,507 born since 1984
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taylar ranks #4,043 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,507 born since 1984, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,043 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,507
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
Taylar's 2,507 recorded births place it above 94.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Taylar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Taylar's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2023, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 148, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Taylar popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2024
- Peak year (1998)
- 148
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Taylar popularity over time - boys
27 total births recorded since 1990 (Taylar as boys' name)
Taylar by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,128 births, 45% of the file).
1990s was Taylar's strongest decade.
1,128 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Taylar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 85
1980s
85 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,128 births
- 2000s
2000s
842 births
- 2010s 416
2010s
416 births
- 2020s 36
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,128 births (45% of all-time use).
How Taylar 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 Taylar's total volume
Taylar by state
Where Taylar concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 191 | 7.6% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 110 | 4.4% |
| #3 | California | | 89 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 77 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 66 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 55 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 35 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 34 | 1.4% |
191 of 2,507 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Taylar appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Taylar's data
- Taylar's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,128 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Taylars (191 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 Taylar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1984–2024 (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 Taylar 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.