Unisex name · since 1978
Tayler
11,169 babies named Tayler in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,554 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,785 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,169
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tayler is the #5785 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 11,169 recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Tayler recorded 11,169 times among girls since 1978, holding rank #5785 nationally today, ahead of 67% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #1,554 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,785 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 11,169 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tayler ranks #1,554 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,785 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 11,169 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,554 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,785 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,169
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tayler's 11,169 recorded births place it above 97.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Tayler compares
11,169 Top 9% higher than 91% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Tayler's all-time total is 30x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tayler | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,169 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 871 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tayler's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tayler's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 26% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 74%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 871, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tayler popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 871
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Tayler popularity over time - boys
2,587 total births recorded since 1981 (Tayler as boys' name)
Tayler by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (6,379 births, 57% of the file).
1990s was Tayler's strongest decade.
6,379 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Tayler births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 519
1980s
519 births
- 1990s
1990s
6,379 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,223 births
- 2010s 898
2010s
898 births
- 2020s 144
2020s
144 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 6,379 births (57% of all-time use).
How Tayler 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 Tayler's total volume
Tayler by state
Where Tayler concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,236 | 11.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 672 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 533 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 475 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Florida | | 457 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 374 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Washington | | 350 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 333 | 3.0% |
1,236 of 11,169 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Tayler appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tayler's data
- Tayler's decade-level peak was the 1990s (6,379 total births); usage has since declined to 144 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Taylers (1,236 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Tayler: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Tayler 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.