Unisex name · since 1993
Taylyn
Taylyn has 949 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,794 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,610 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 949
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Taylyn currently ranks #4610 among unisex names in America, with 949 babies recorded since 1993.
Social Security Administration records show Taylyn recorded 949 times among girls since 1993, holding rank #4610 nationally today, ahead of 73% of girls, 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 1993 to 2025.
- #7,794 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,610 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 949 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taylyn ranks #7,794 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,610 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 949 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,794 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,610 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 949
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Taylyn's 949 recorded births place it above 89.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Taylyn compares
949 Top 33% higher than 67% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Taylyn's all-time total is 152% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Taylyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 949 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 21 | 19,840 |
Taylyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Taylyn splits its recorded history at 2009: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1996 (8 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 52 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Taylyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Taylyn popularity over time - boys
55 total births recorded since 2009 (Taylyn as boys' name)
Taylyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (392 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Taylyn's strongest decade.
392 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Taylyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 78
1990s
78 births
- 2000s
2000s
260 births
- 2010s
2010s
392 births
- 2020s
2020s
219 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 392 births (41% of all-time use).
How Taylyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Taylyn's total volume
Taylyn by state
Where Taylyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 54 | 5.7% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #4 | California | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
54 of 949 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Taylyn's data
- Taylyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (392 total births) through the 2020s (219) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Taylyns (54 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Taylyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Taylyn 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.