US rank #3664 Girls' name Peak 2012 918 births

Taylyn — #3664 US girls' name

918 babies named Taylyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s782000s2602010s3922020s188
#3664
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 79% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Taylyn was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

52 babies were named Taylyn in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taylyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 918 babies named Taylyn between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Taylyn currently holds the #3664 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 52 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taylyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 392 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Taylyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 54 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Taylyn in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taylyn 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 918 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.

Taylyn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

918

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2012

52 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,664

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Taylyn popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
52
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
0102030405060 202420202016201220082004200019961993 11

Taylyn popularity over time — boys

45 total births recorded since 2009 (Taylyn as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 45 births
4.555.566.577.5 20242023202220212020201520132009 5

Taylyn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
392 births that decade — 43% of Taylyn's all-time total
1990s782000s2602010s3922020s188

Taylyn by state

Where Taylyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Taylyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
54 5.9%
#2 North Carolina
6 0.7%
#3 Alabama
5 0.5%
#4 California
5 0.5%
#5 Georgia
5 0.5%
Texas share of Taylyn's total US births 5.9%
Even split

54 of 918 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taylyn?
918 babies have been named Taylyn since 1993. It currently ranks #3664 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 52 births.
When was Taylyn most popular?
Taylyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 392 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Taylyn most popular?
The top states for the name Taylyn are Texas (54 births), North Carolina (6 births), Alabama (5 births).
How long has the name Taylyn been used?
Taylyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Taylyn?
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, 1993–2024 (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.