Unisex name · since 1961
Tylor
Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 8,071 babies named Tylor, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,368 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,662 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,071
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tylor is the #5662 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 8,071 recorded since 1961.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tylor has been recorded 8,071 times among boys since 1961, currently ranked #5662 nationally and more common than 59% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.
- #1,368 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,662 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 8,071 born since 1961
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tylor ranks #1,368 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,662 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 8,071 born since 1961, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,368 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,662 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,071
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tylor's 8,071 recorded births place it above 96.99% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Tylor compares
8,071 Top 10% higher than 90% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Tylor's all-time total is 22x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tylor | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,071 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 556 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tylor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tylor's full recorded timeline at 1995, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1961, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 556 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tylor popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 556
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Tylor popularity over time - girls
456 total births recorded since 1986 (Tylor as girls' name)
Tylor by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (4,576 births, 57% of the file).
1990s was Tylor's strongest decade.
4,576 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Tylor births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 29
1960s
29 births
- 1970s 113
1970s
113 births
- 1980s 961
1980s
961 births
- 1990s
1990s
4,576 births
- 2000s 1,801
2000s
1,801 births
- 2010s 470
2010s
470 births
- 2020s 121
2020s
121 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 4,576 births (57% of all-time use).
How Tylor compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Tylor's total volume
Tylor by state
Where Tylor concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 618 | 7.7% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 425 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 386 | 4.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 383 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 322 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Florida | | 299 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Texas | | 254 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 243 | 3.0% |
618 of 8,071 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Tylor appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tylor's data
- Tylor's decade-level peak was the 1990s (4,576 total births); usage has since declined to 121 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tylors (618 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tylor: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1961–2025 (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 Tylor 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.