Unisex name · since 1985
Taylon
Taylon has 1,212 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,555 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,320 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,212
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Taylon is the #4320 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,212 recorded since 1985.
Social Security Administration records show Taylon recorded 1,212 times among boys since 1985, holding rank #4320 nationally today, ahead of 69% 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 1985 to 2025.
- #4,555 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,320 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,212 born since 1985
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taylon ranks #4,555 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,320 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,212 born since 1985, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,555 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,320 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,212
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Taylon's 1,212 recorded births place it above 89.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Taylon compares
1,212 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Taylon's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Taylon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,212 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 57 | 34 | 22,252 |
Taylon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Taylon splits its recorded history at 2006: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 57 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Taylon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 57
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Taylon popularity over time - girls
178 total births recorded since 1992 (Taylon as girls' name)
Taylon by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (410 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Taylon's strongest decade.
410 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Taylon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 24
1980s
24 births
- 1990s
1990s
188 births
- 2000s
2000s
385 births
- 2010s
2010s
410 births
- 2020s
2020s
205 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 410 births (34% of all-time use).
How Taylon 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 Taylon's total volume
Taylon by state
Where Taylon concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 95 | 7.8% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 44 | 3.6% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 16 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 14 | 1.2% |
| #5 | California | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 8 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Arkansas | | 5 | 0.4% |
95 of 1,212 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Taylon appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Taylon's data
- Taylon's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (410 total births) through the 2020s (205) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Taylons (95 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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Names with a similar popularity rank to Taylon
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Taylon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Taylon 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.