Recorded 1989–2017 Unisex name Peak 1994 346 births

Teylor — unisex name

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.

1980s121990s1882000s1052010s41
1990s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Teylor was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

27 babies were named Teylor in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Teylor

The Social Security Administration has registered 346 babies named Teylor between 1989 and 2017, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Teylor currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 27 babies received it in a single year. Teylor is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 45 additional births since 1993.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Teylor performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 188 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Teylor shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Teylor in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Teylor 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 346 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.

Teylor at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

346

Since 1989

29 years of records

Peak year

1994

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1989

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2017

Teylor popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1989

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1994)
27
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
051015202530 20172012200720031999199519911989 12

Teylor popularity over time — boys

45 total births recorded since 1993 (Teylor as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 45 births
456789 20072006200220011999199819941993 5

Teylor by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
188 births that decade — 54% of Teylor's all-time total
1980s121990s1882000s1052010s41

Teylor by state

Where Teylor concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Teylor
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10 2.9%
#2 California
8 2.3%
Texas share of Teylor's total US births 2.9%
Even split

10 of 346 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Teylor?
346 babies have been named Teylor since 1989. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1994 with 27 births.
When was Teylor most popular?
Teylor was most popular in the 1990s decade with 188 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Teylor most popular?
The top states for the name Teylor are Texas (10 births), California (8 births).
Is Teylor a unisex name?
Yes, Teylor is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 346 births, and as a boy's name it has 45 births.
How long has the name Teylor been used?
Teylor has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 29 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Teylor?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Teya, Teyana, Teyanna, Teyonna, 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, 1989–2017 (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.