Taylen — #1517 US boys' name
2,065 babies named Taylen in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 89% of names given to boys today.
39% of everyone ever named Taylen was born in this single decade.
146 babies were named Taylen in 2021 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Taylen
The Social Security Administration has registered 2,065 babies named Taylen between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Taylen currently holds the #1517 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 146 babies received it in a single year. Taylen is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 1,192 additional births since 1993.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Taylen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 814 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Taylen shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 138 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Taylen in 18 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Taylen 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 2,065 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.
Taylen at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
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Taylen popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990
- Peak year (2021)
- 146
- Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
Currently ranks #1517 among boys.
2,065 total births across 35 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2021 with 146 births in a single year.
Taylen popularity over time — girls
1,192 total births recorded since 1993 (Taylen as girls' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The girls' variant of Taylen accounts for 37% of total recorded use across both genders.
Taylen by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 814 births that decade — 39% of Taylen's all-time total
Taylen decade highlights
- Peak decade 814 births
- Runner-up 629 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Taylen's strongest decade
814 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 39% of all-time use.
Taylen by state
Where Taylen concentrates geographically — total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 138 | 6.7% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 112 | 5.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 101 | 4.9% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 94 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 60 | 2.9% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 58 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 52 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 51 | 2.5% |
138 of 2,065 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 6.7% of nationwide
- Georgia 5.4% of nationwide
- Florida 4.9% of nationwide
- North Carolina 4.6% of nationwide
- Mississippi 2.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 18 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 6.7% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Taylen appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1990–2024 (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.