Unisex name · Old French
Taylor
Name meaning, origin and popularity
: tailor, cutter of clothTaylor is a gender-neutral name that comes from Old French and means "tailor, cutter of cloth". It is used in English.
- Meaning
- Tailor, cutter of cloth
- Origin
- Old French
- Gender
- Unisex
- US rank
- #403 in 2025
Meaning and origin of Taylor
As a gender-neutral name, Taylor comes from Old French and means "tailor, cutter of cloth". It is used in English.
Taylor is also a surname: the 17th most common in the 2020 US Census, held by 723,758 people. See the most common last names.
Meanings come from published name dictionaries, led by Behind the Name. How we research names
Taylor on Nomezo lists
What our editors wrote about Taylor on 2 lists.
“Tailor, cutter of cloth; Old French, an English job name”
From Gender neutral names, popular gender-neutral names
“A tailor, from Old French tailleur, cutter”
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How popular is Taylor?
In 2025, 772 girls and 398 boys in the US were named Taylor.
As a girl’s name
- US rank in 2025
- #403
- 772 babies, 480 per million girls
- Best rank
- #6 in 1994
- Most babies: 21,270 in 1993
- Babies since 1951
- At least 330,145
- Years with under 5 are not listed
| 1880s | 0 per million |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 per million |
| 1900s | 0 per million |
| 1910s | 0 per million |
| 1920s | 0 per million |
| 1930s | 0 per million |
| 1940s | 0 per million |
| 1950s | 2 per million |
| 1960s | 5 per million |
| 1970s | 41 per million |
| 1980s | 793 per million |
| 1990s | 9,388 per million |
| 2000s | 5,466 per million |
| 2010s | 2,184 per million |
| 2020s | 772 per million |
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #89 | #113 | #121 | #135 | #162 | #192 | #216 | #260 | #353 | #403 |
As a boy’s name
- US rank in 2025
- #685
- 398 babies, 233 per million boys
- Best rank
- #51 in 1993
- Most babies: 8,239 in 1992
- Babies since 1880
- At least 113,541
- Years with under 5 are not listed
| 1880s | 252 per million |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 231 per million |
| 1900s | 208 per million |
| 1910s | 132 per million |
| 1920s | 89 per million |
| 1930s | 69 per million |
| 1940s | 52 per million |
| 1950s | 43 per million |
| 1960s | 50 per million |
| 1970s | 136 per million |
| 1980s | 1,052 per million |
| 1990s | 2,998 per million |
| 2000s | 885 per million |
| 2010s | 380 per million |
| 2020s | 256 per million |
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #475 | #505 | #530 | #596 | #593 | #642 | #617 | #590 | #667 | #685 |
Source: US Social Security Administration baby-name data, 1880 to 2025, as published in 2026. Each spelling is counted separately, a name given to fewer than 5 babies of one sex in a year is left out, and few people born before 1937 have records, which is why the chart shows babies per million rather than raw counts.
Names spelled like Taylor
One or two letters apart, but from a different root: they look alike without sharing a meaning.
- TaylanTall (Turkish, boy)
- TylerTile maker (English, boy)
Names with a similar meaning
Middle names for Taylor
Picked from our middle-name lists with a different first letter and a shorter length, so the full name flows.
- ChaseHunter (English, boy)
- DeanFrom a surname meaning valley (Old English, boy)
- EliseGod is my oath (Hebrew, girl)
- GraceGrace, divine favor (Latin, girl)
- JackGod is gracious (Hebrew, boy)
- JamesSupplanter, holder of the heel (Hebrew, boy)
- LunaThe moon (Latin, girl)
- RowanLittle red one (Irish Gaelic, unisex)
More names from Old French
- BellamyBeautiful friend (Old French, unisex)
- BlancheWhite, fair (Old French, girl)
- EsméEsteemed, loved (Old French, girl)
- GrantGreat, large (Old French, boy)
- LyleIsland (Old French, boy)
- WallaceForeigner, Welshman (Old French, boy)
- AlgernonHaving a mustache (Old French, boy)
- AmyBeloved (Old French, girl)
- ArcherBowman (Old French, boy)
- BaileySteward, bailiff (Old French, unisex)
- CorbinRaven (Old French, boy)
- CurtisCourteous (Old French, boy)
- DarrellFrom Airelle, a place in Normandy (Old French, boy)
- DouceSweet (Old French, girl)
- EleanorReportedly from Latin alia Aenor, the other Aenor (Old French, girl)
- ElliePet form of Eleanor, Ellen, Elizabeth and other El- names (Old French, girl)
- EsmeeEsteemed, loved (Old French, girl)
- FletcherArrow maker (Old French, boy)
Taylor: common questions
What does the name Taylor mean?
Taylor comes from Old French and means "tailor, cutter of cloth".
Is Taylor a boy or girl name?
Taylor is used for both boys and girls. In 2025, 772 girls and 398 boys in the US were named Taylor, according to Social Security Administration data.
Where does the name Taylor come from?
Taylor comes from Old French and means "tailor, cutter of cloth". Today it is used in English.
How popular is the name Taylor?
Taylor ranked #403 in the US in 2025, with 772 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.
What names are similar to Taylor?
Names spelled like Taylor include Taylan and Tyler.
What middle names go with Taylor?
Middle names that flow well with Taylor include Chase, Dean, Elise, Grace and Jack. A different first letter and a contrasting length usually sound best.