Unisex name · since 1989
Teylor
346 babies named Teylor in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,739 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 346
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Teylor sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 346 recorded since 1989.
Teylor has 346 recorded births among girls since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2017.
- #14,739 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 346 born since 1989
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teylor ranks #14,739 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 346 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,739 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 346
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Teylor's 346 recorded births place it above 79.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Teylor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Teylor's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 32% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 68%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Teylor popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2017
- Peak year (1994)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Teylor popularity over time - boys
45 total births recorded since 1993 (Teylor as boys' name)
Teylor by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (188 births, 54% of the file).
1990s was Teylor's strongest decade.
188 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Teylor births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
188 births
- 2000s
2000s
105 births
- 2010s 41
2010s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 188 births (54% of all-time use).
Teylor by state
Where Teylor concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10 | 2.9% |
| #2 | California | | 8 | 2.3% |
10 of 346 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Teylor's data
- Teylor's decade-level peak was the 1990s (188 total births); usage has since declined to 41 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Teylors (10 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Teylor: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1989–2017 (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 Teylor 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.