Recorded 1986–2023 Unisex name Peak 1996 497 births

Taylour — unisex name

497 babies named Taylour in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s301990s2932000s802010s762020s18
1990s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Taylour was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

36 babies were named Taylour in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taylour

The Social Security Administration has registered 497 babies named Taylour between 1986 and 2023, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Taylour currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 36 babies received it in a single year. Taylour is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 29 additional births since 1990.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taylour performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 293 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Taylour shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Taylour in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taylour 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 497 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.

Taylour at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

497

Since 1986

38 years of records

Peak year

1996

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1986

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2023

Taylour popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1986

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1996)
36
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
010203040 20232016201120062000199519901986 5

Taylour popularity over time — boys

29 total births recorded since 1990 (Taylour as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 29 births
6.577.588.5 1996199519941990 7

Taylour by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
293 births that decade — 59% of Taylour's all-time total
1980s301990s2932000s802010s762020s18

Taylour by state

Where Taylour concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Taylour
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
15 3.0%
#2 Michigan
5 1.0%
California share of Taylour's total US births 3.0%
Even split

15 of 497 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taylour?
497 babies have been named Taylour since 1986. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1996 with 36 births.
When was Taylour most popular?
Taylour was most popular in the 1990s decade with 293 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Taylour most popular?
The top states for the name Taylour are California (15 births), Michigan (5 births).
Is Taylour a unisex name?
Yes, Taylour is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 497 births, and as a boy's name it has 29 births.
How long has the name Taylour been used?
Taylour has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 38 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Taylour?
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.

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, 1986–2023 (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.