Taylor Name Popularity

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How popular is Taylor?

The somewhat popular name Taylor was the 121st Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 250 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #6 was reached for the first time in 1994 and as recently as 1996.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1993 with 21,267 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Taylor in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1959.

Approximately during the years 1970-1993, the name Taylor took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1995-2005, and 2006-2017.

Taylor became more popular as a girls name in 1990.

Where is the name Taylor popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

For a number of years, the name Taylor has been spiralling downward in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Taylor has dropped.

The name Taylor is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Taylor (Girl)		Taylor (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		2,478	121	532	529
2017		2,699	113	573	504
2016		3,276	90	641	477
2015		3,746	77	656	463
2014		3,809	77	698	432
2013		4,138	59	825	372
2012		4,864	46	886	348
2011		5,189	44	900	336
2010		5,896	36	955	328
2009		7,583	22	1,093	298
2008		8,335	22	1,365	256
2007		7,961	24	1,430	249
2006		8,559	23	1,629	221
2005		8,672	24	1,576	222
2004		9,303	22	1,613	216
2003		10,308	19	1,828	202
2002		11,467	18	1,964	190
2001		13,693	12	2,309	165
2000		15,078	10	2,853	136
1999		16,905	8	3,071	120
1998		18,572	7	3,581	104
1997		19,502	7	4,332	87
1996		19,152	6	4,796	82
1995		20,425	6	5,519	69
1994		20,733	6	6,624	54
1993		21,267	7	7,688	51
1992		14,948	17	8,238	52
1991		10,254	32	7,969	52
1990		7,258	46	6,576	64
1989		4,069	75	4,856	72
1988		2,796	102	3,489	91
1987		1,705	164	2,431	117
1986		1,215	218	2,035	136
1985		1,051	245	1,794	153
1984		869	278	1,415	180
1983		685	336	1,055	217
1982		605	380	948	244
1981		387	512	774	273
1980		235	716	617	311
1979		148	974	450	380
1978		121	1,087	343	429
1977		123	1,066	319	450
1976		68	1,522	240	521
1975		37	2,275	184	596
1974		40	2,093	182	592
1973		27	2,675	137	682
1972		21	3,163	128	713
1971		22	3,148	142	698
1970		20	3,302	119	757
1969		18	3,305	116	726
1968		9	5,099	134	656
1967		13	3,824	80	812
1966		12	3,932	89	774
1965		5	7,427	80	826
1964		14	3,680	88	808
1963		5	7,540	92	795
1962		6	6,492	87	817
1961		7	5,781	105	753
1960		11	4,142	93	798
1959		< 5	--	103	753
1958		6	6,033	95	763
1957		8	4,872	88	807
1956		6	5,888	78	854
1955		< 5	--	78	834
1954		5	6,529	83	793
1953		< 5	--	88	761
1952		< 5	--	103	692
1951		7	4,783	67	856
1950		< 5	--	83	757
1949		< 5	--	97	697
1948		< 5	--	86	728
1947		< 5	--	84	752
1946		< 5	--	78	751
1945		< 5	--	72	727
1944		< 5	--	60	813
1943		< 5	--	84	702
1942		< 5	--	67	790
1941		< 5	--	71	738
1940		< 5	--	73	715
1939		< 5	--	65	752
1938		< 5	--	75	710
1937		< 5	--	85	647
1936		< 5	--	64	764
1935		< 5	--	86	639
1934		< 5	--	72	723
1933		< 5	--	71	728
1932		< 5	--	79	696
1931		< 5	--	55	867
1930		< 5	--	78	709
1929		< 5	--	91	647
1928		< 5	--	90	662
1927		< 5	--	84	712
1926		< 5	--	96	648
1925		< 5	--	87	695
1924		< 5	--	124	576
1923		< 5	--	94	664
1922		< 5	--	93	673
1921		< 5	--	109	608
1920		< 5	--	108	608
1919		< 5	--	119	549
1918		< 5	--	137	514
1917		< 5	--	119	536
1916		< 5	--	101	573
1915		< 5	--	107	541
1914		< 5	--	89	524
1913		< 5	--	73	508
1912		< 5	--	57	530
1911		< 5	--	45	440
1910		< 5	--	35	471
1909		< 5	--	35	426
1908		< 5	--	22	552
1907		< 5	--	25	471
1906		< 5	--	26	441
1905		< 5	--	30	391
1904		< 5	--	31	366
1903		< 5	--	20	484
1902		< 5	--	20	485
1901		< 5	--	25	378
1900		< 5	--	48	304
1899		< 5	--	27	354
1898		< 5	--	26	392
1897		< 5	--	32	330
1896		< 5	--	32	335
1895		< 5	--	26	381
1894		< 5	--	22	410
1893		< 5	--	26	357
1892		< 5	--	29	355
1891		< 5	--	22	374
1890		< 5	--	22	384
1889		< 5	--	28	337
1888		< 5	--	29	346
1887		< 5	--	20	375
1886		< 5	--	22	381
1885		< 5	--	26	343
1884		< 5	--	21	397
1883		< 5	--	27	322
1882		< 5	--	27	346
1881		< 5	--	39	256
1880		< 5	--	37	279

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.