Taylor

English occupational name

"tailor"

Taylor Origin and Meaning

The name Taylor is a boy's name of English origin meaning "tailor".

Taylor was much more popular throughout the 1990s for both genders than it is today. Close to the Top 50 boys' names in the mid-1990s, Taylor recently fell out of the Top 500 for boys and out of the Top 100 for girls, and is predicted to continue on a downward trajectory for both genders. Similar but more stylish baby names today include Sawyer, Sayer and Thayer.

Taylor Rank in US Top 1000

# 591 in the US

Taylor Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 395 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Taylor

• 591 US 2023
• 395 Nameberry 2025
• 329 England 2023
• 275 Germany 2016

20 Names Similar to Taylor

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• Shane
• Leó
• Skyler
• Travis
• Dustin
• Din
• Clayton
• Brett
• Cory
• Dániel
• Trent
• Trey
• Tyson
• Nichols
• Devin
• Trevor
• Flyn
• Nate
• Troy
• Kyle

Famous People Named Taylor

• Taylor Daniel Lautner American actor
• Taylor Reuben Hicks American singer,songwriter
• (Jordan) Taylor Hanson American musician of band Hanson
• Taylor Jacks Kinney American actor
• Taylor Kitsch Canadian actor
• (Oliver) Taylor Hawkins American drummer
• Taylor Laurence Handley American actor
• Taylor Benjamin York American guitarist of band Paramore
• Taylor Branch American author and historian
• Taylor Austin James American DJ and MC
• Taylor Lee Douthit American baseball player
• Taylor Jordan American baseball pitcher
• Taylor Strba Hall Canadian ice hockey player
• Taylor Houser Jacobs American NFL football player
• Taylor Mays American NFL football player
• Taylor Reed American CFL football player
• Taylor James Henderson Australian singer
• Taylor Worth Australian archer
• Taylor Ruck Canadian swimmer
• Roger Meddows Taylor drummer of Queen
• Jonathan Taylor Thomas American actor
• Taylor McFerrin American musician; son of singer Bobby McFerrin
• Taylor Levi Estevez (b. 1984) son of American actor Emilio Estevez
• Taylor Biehn (b. 1984) son of actors Michael Biehn and Carlene Olson; twin brother Devon
• Taylor Holmes (b. 1987) son of actor Scott Holmes
• Taylor Christian Funk (b. 1995) son of golfer Fred Funk
• Taylor Douglas (b. 1996) son of actor Aaron Douglas
• Taylor Baxter Burton (b. 1997) son of singer Dolores O'Riordan and Don Burton
• Taylor Robson Green (b. 2000) son of actor Robson Green and model Vanya Seager
• Taylor Kewell (b. 2001) son of actress Sheree Murphy and footballer Harry Kewell
• Taylor Thomas Hasselbeck (b. 2007) son of TV personality Elisabeth and Tim Hasselbeck
• Taylor Grodin voice actor on Youtube series "Inanimate Insanity"
• Damilola Taylor (b. 1989) 11 year old Nigerian,British boy who was stabbed and bled to death in 2000

The name Taylor in Pop Culture

• Taylor Healy character on TV's "Lipstick Jungle"
• Taylor a lead character on "American Crime"
• Taylor a character in the webseries "Awesome Land"
• Taylor character from TV's "Barry"
• Taylor protagonist astronaut in Planet of the Apes
• Taylor Doose character on “Gilmore Girls”