Recorded 1981–2018 Girls' name Peak 1998 678 births

Taylore — girls' name

678 babies named Taylore in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s671990s3802000s1972010s34
1990s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Taylore was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

54 babies were named Taylore in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taylore

The Social Security Administration has registered 678 babies named Taylore between 1981 and 2018, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Taylore currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 54 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taylore performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 380 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Taylore shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 33 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Taylore in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taylore 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 678 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.

Taylore at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

678

Since 1981

38 years of records

Peak year

1998

54 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1981

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2018

Taylore popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1981

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1998)
54
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
0204060 201820102006200219981994199019861981 5

Taylore by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
380 births that decade — 56% of Taylore's all-time total
1980s671990s3802000s1972010s34

Taylore by state

Where Taylore concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Taylore
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
33 4.9%
#2 California
10 1.5%
#3 Pennsylvania
10 1.5%
#4 New York
5 0.7%
#5 Ohio
5 0.7%
Texas share of Taylore's total US births 4.9%
Even split

33 of 678 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taylore?
678 babies have been named Taylore since 1981. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1998 with 54 births.
When was Taylore most popular?
Taylore was most popular in the 1990s decade with 380 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Taylore most popular?
The top states for the name Taylore are Texas (33 births), California (10 births), Pennsylvania (10 births).
How long has the name Taylore been used?
Taylore has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 38 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Taylore?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Taylor, Tayler, Taya, Tayla, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1981–2018 (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.