Meaning and history
From an English surname originally used for a tailor, derived from Norman French tailleur and ultimately from Latin talio, meaning “to cut,” Taylor later became a feminine given name, possibly influenced by the British-American author Taylor Caldwell (1900–1985). Since 1990 it has been more popular for girls in the United States, and this trend has spread to other English-speaking regions except England and Wales, where it remains slightly more common for boys. In America, its popularity for both genders peaked in the mid-1990s, when it ranked sixth for girls and 51st for boys. A well-known bearer is the American musician Taylor Swift (1989–).
20062006: 8,566 births, rank #23
2007: 7,965 births, rank #24
2008: 8,344 births, rank #22
2009: 7,590 births, rank #22
2010: 5,900 births, rank #37
20112011: 5,195 births, rank #44
2012: 4,873 births, rank #46
2013: 4,145 births, rank #59
2014: 3,818 births, rank #77
2015: 3,756 births, rank #77
20162016: 3,281 births, rank #89
2017: 2,705 births, rank #113
2018: 2,500 births, rank #121
2019: 2,048 births, rank #135
2020: 1,748 births, rank #162
20212021: 1,545 births, rank #192
2022: 1,371 births, rank #216
2023: 1,195 births, rank #260
2024: 879 births, rank #353
20252025: 772 births, rank #403
Taylor moved from #353 to #403 for girls between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 1993, with 21,270 births.