Unisex name · since 1990
Taylen
Taylen has 2,206 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,093 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,361 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,206
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,206 babies have been named Taylen since 1990, making it today's #1361 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Taylen recorded 2,206 times among boys since 1990, holding rank #1361 nationally today, ahead of 90% 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 1990 to 2025.
- #3,093 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,361 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,206 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taylen ranks #3,093 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,361 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,206 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,093 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,361 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,206
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Taylen's 2,206 recorded births place it above 93.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Taylen compares
2,206 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Taylen's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Taylen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,206 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 147 | 34 | 22,252 |
Taylen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Taylen's full recorded timeline at 2008, 79% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 21% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 147 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Taylen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 147
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Taylen popularity over time - girls
1,234 total births recorded since 1993 (Taylen as girls' name)
Taylen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (815 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Taylen's strongest decade.
815 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Taylen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 128
1990s
128 births
- 2000s
2000s
494 births
- 2010s
2010s
815 births
- 2020s
2020s
769 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 815 births (37% of all-time use).
How Taylen 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 Taylen's total volume
Taylen by state
Where Taylen concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 150 | 6.8% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 122 | 5.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 110 | 5.0% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 103 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 70 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 66 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 63 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 51 | 2.3% |
150 of 2,206 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Taylen appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Taylen's data
- Taylen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (815 total births) through the 2020s (769) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Taylens (150 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 Taylen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Taylen 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.