US rank #11580 Girls' name Peak 2011 391 births

Tayleigh — #11580 US girls' name

391 babies named Tayleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s1052010s2042020s76
#11580
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 34% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Tayleigh was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

23 babies were named Tayleigh in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tayleigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 391 babies named Tayleigh between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tayleigh currently holds the #11580 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tayleigh performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 204 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tayleigh shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tayleigh 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 391 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.

Tayleigh at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

391

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2011

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,580

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tayleigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
23
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
0510152025 2024202020162012200820041999 6

Tayleigh by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
204 births that decade — 52% of Tayleigh's all-time total
1990s62000s1052010s2042020s76

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tayleigh?
391 babies have been named Tayleigh since 1999. It currently ranks #11580 among girls. The peak year was 2011 with 23 births.
When was Tayleigh most popular?
Tayleigh was most popular in the 2010s decade with 204 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Tayleigh been used?
Tayleigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tayleigh?
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, 1999–2024 (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.