Taylor: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “tailor”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- TAY-ler · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Both (74% girls, 26% boys since 1880)
Transferred from an English occupational surname meaning 'tailor', ultimately from Old French tailleor. It became established as a given name in modern usage.
How popular is Taylor?
Babies named Taylor in 20241,288
2024 rank#353 girls
Peak year1993
Total US babies since 1880442,493
Taylor is fading: recent use is about 35% of its level ten years before.
Names like Taylor
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Taylor questions
What does the name Taylor mean?
Taylor means "tailor". It comes from English. Transferred from an English occupational surname meaning 'tailor', ultimately from Old French tailleor. It became established as a given name in modern usage.
Is Taylor a boy or girl name?
Taylor is used for both: about 74% of US babies named Taylor since 1880 were girls.
How popular is Taylor?
1,288 US babies were named Taylor in 2024. Its peak year was 1993.
How do you pronounce Taylor?
Taylor is usually pronounced TAY-ler.
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.