Girls' name · since 2002
Tayley
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 77 babies named Tayley, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #30,100 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 77
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
77 girls have been named Tayley since 2002, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Tayley recorded 77 times among girls since 2002, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 2002 to 2024.
- #30,100 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 77 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tayley ranks #30,100 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 77 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #30,100 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 77
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tayley's 77 recorded births place it above 58.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tayley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tayley splits its recorded history at 2011: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tayley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2024
- Peak year (2011)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Tayley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (38 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Tayley's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Tayley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
28 births
- 2010s
2010s
38 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 38 births (49% of all-time use).
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What to do with Tayley's data
- Tayley's decade-level peak was the 2010s (38 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Tayley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~22 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, 2002–2024 (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 Tayley 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.