Taylor
Featured in baby name books
Taylor is an English occupational surname, from the Old French for “tailor,” for someone who cuts and alters clothing. Long a boy’s name, Taylor became a girl’s name around 1979 and rocketed into the top ten by the mid-1990s, and some books expect it to end up mostly feminine. Famous bearers include singer Taylor Swift, actor Taylor Lautner, singer Taylor Dayne, and director Taylor Hackford. In the 1968 film Planet of the Apes, George Taylor is the cynical astronaut stranded on an Earth ruled by apes.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Book, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Boys, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Sci-Fi Baby Names
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Usage of Taylor in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Taylor against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Taylor is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Taylor in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 772 girls were named Taylor, making it the #403 girls' name in the US. Since 1951, 330,145 girls have been named Taylor, with the most (21,270) in 1993. It is most common, relative to births, in Washington, D.C., Mississippi and Alabama.
In 2025, 398 boys were named Taylor, making it the #683 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 113,541 boys have been named Taylor, with the most (8,239) in 1992. It is most common, relative to births, in Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
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Towns named Taylor
There are 102 towns and villages with Taylor in their name, in 9 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 81🇨🇦 Canada 6🇲🇽 Mexico 5🇦🇺 Australia 3🇮🇳 India 2🇱🇷 Liberia 2🇮🇪 Ireland 1🇵🇭 Philippines 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Taylor | Michigan, 🇺🇸 United States | 61,568 | Map |
| Taylor | Texas, 🇺🇸 United States | 16,702 | Map |
| Taylor Mill | Kentucky, 🇺🇸 United States | 6,769 | Map |
| Taylor | Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸 United States | 6,025 | Map |
| Taylor Creek | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | 4,348 | Map |
| Taylor | Arizona, 🇺🇸 United States | 4,151 | Map |
| Taylor | Alabama, 🇺🇸 United States | 2,402 | Map |
| Taylor | Alabama, 🇺🇸 United States | 1,946 | Map |
| Taylor | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | 1,317 | Map |
| Taylor Springs | Illinois, 🇺🇸 United States | 673 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Taylor
There are 252 lakes and reservoirs with Taylor in their name, in 4 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 186🇨🇦 Canada 64🇦🇺 Australia 1🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
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| Lac Taylor | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Taylor | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Taylor | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Taylor | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Taylor | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Taylor | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Taylor | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Taylor | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lake Taylor | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | Map |
| Lake Taylor | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Taylor songs
27 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Taylor in their title. The best known:
- Elizabeth Taylor – Taylor Swift (2025)
- Taylor Made Freestyle – Drake (2024)
- Taylor – Jack Johnson (2004)
- John Taylor's Month Away/Missionary – King Creosote (2012)
- Taylor Gang (2011)
- Big Harlan Taylor – George Jones (1959)
- Taylor – Jack Johnson (2003)
- Taylor the Latte Boy
- William Taylor
- Better Than Revenge (Taylor's Version) – Taylor Swift (2023)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Taylor
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Taylor.
Taylor Armstrong
Taylor Branch
Taylor Corry
Taylor Dayne
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Fictional characters named Taylor
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Taylor as a pet name
FurryName has found 215 dogs named Taylor in public pet registers, making it the #773 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Framingham (2), Surf Coast Shire (2), Port Moody (1). Taylor as a dog name →
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