Tayler — #6013 US unisex name
11,147 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.
More common than 66% of names given to girls today.
57% of everyone ever named Tayler was born in this single decade.
871 babies were named Tayler in 1993 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Tayler
The Social Security Administration has registered 11,147 babies named Tayler between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tayler currently holds the #6013 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 871 babies received it in a single year. Tayler is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 2,562 additional births since 1981.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Tayler performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 6,379 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tayler shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,236 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Tayler in 45 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Tayler 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 11,147 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.
Tayler at a glance
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Tayler popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978
- Peak year (1993)
- 871
- Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
Currently ranks #6013 among girls.
11,147 total births across 47 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1993 with 871 births in a single year.
Tayler popularity over time — boys
2,562 total births recorded since 1981 (Tayler as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Tayler accounts for 19% of total recorded use across both genders.
Tayler by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 6,379 births that decade — 57% of Tayler's all-time total
Tayler decade highlights
- Peak decade 6,379 births
- Runner-up 3,223 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Tayler's strongest decade
6,379 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 57% of all-time use.
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 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Washington | | 350 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 333 | 3.0% |
1,236 of 11,147 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 11.1% of nationwide
- Texas 6.0% of nationwide
- Ohio 4.8% of nationwide
- Michigan 4.3% of nationwide
- Florida 4.1% of nationwide
Recorded in 45 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 11.1% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Tayler appears in 45 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, 1978–2024 (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.