Tayla

Tayla: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “tailor”
Origin: English
Say it: TAY-luh · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Usually treated as a modern spelling variant of Taylor, an English occupational surname meaning 'tailor'. It may also sometimes be used as a variant of Taylah.

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How popular is Tayla?

202418.9 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Tayla in 202463

2024 rank#2,727 girls

Peak year2006

Total US babies since 18805,432

Tayla is fading: recent use is about 50% of its level ten years before.

Names like Tayla

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Taylortailor · English
Taylertailor · English
Tylortile maker · English
Oliviaolive tree · English
Evelyndesired; little bird · English
Harperharp player · English
Violetviolet flower · English
Hazelhazel tree · English

Tayla questions

What does the name Tayla mean?

Tayla means "tailor". It comes from English. Usually treated as a modern spelling variant of Taylor, an English occupational surname meaning 'tailor'. It may also sometimes be used as a variant of Taylah.

Is Tayla a boy or girl name?

Tayla is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Tayla?

63 US babies were named Tayla in 2024. Its peak year was 2006.

How do you pronounce Tayla?

Tayla is usually pronounced TAY-luh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.