Mortimer vs Tayla
Mortimer and Taylacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2015, Mortimer was ranked #3908 and Tayla #4747 among boys in England and Wales.
Mortimer and Tayla over time
Mortimer and Tayla appear together in 1 published list, across 9 years of shared records. Tayla held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Mortimer in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys9 shared years, 1996–2015
Mortimer held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Tayla in 6.
Highest recorded here: Mortimer #2020 in 1996, Tayla #1458 in 1996.
The order changed in 2013: Mortimer moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #2837 and #2318; by 2013 that had become #3315 and #4685.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Mortimer #3908, Tayla #4747.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Mortimer | Tayla |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #4702 (2019) | England and Wales · Girls #3318 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mortimer has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Tayla.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Mortimer
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #214 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–1980
Highest recorded position: #181 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–1980).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2019
Most recently recorded at #4702 among boys in England and Wales, in 2019.
England and Wales · Boys
Tayla
Popularity journey
First recorded1993
First recorded at #64 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1993 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1994–2011
Highest recorded position: #13 among girls in New Zealand, in 1999 (recorded 1994–2011).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3318 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls