Tayla vs Temitayo
Tayla and Temitayocompared 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, Tayla was ranked #4747 and Temitayo #2707 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Tayla was ranked #3318 and Temitayo #5891 among girls in England and Wales.
Tayla and Temitayo over time
Tayla and Temitayo appear together in 2 published lists, across 30 years of shared records. Tayla held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Temitayo 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Tayla and Temitayo changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2015, ending at #4747 and #2707.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Tayla #1458 in 1996, Temitayo #1761 in 1997.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls17 shared years, 1996–2024
Tayla held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Temitayo in 0.
Highest recorded here: Tayla #249 in 2002, Temitayo #2738 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Tayla #3318, Temitayo #5891.
England and Wales · Boys13 shared years, 1996–2015
Tayla held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Temitayo in 3.
Highest recorded here: Tayla #1458 in 1996, Temitayo #1761 in 1997.
The order changed in 2013: Temitayo moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #2318 and #2544; by 2013 that had become #4685 and #2954.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Tayla #4747, Temitayo #2707.
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 | Tayla | Temitayo |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4201 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #3256 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Tayla has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Temitayo.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
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 recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4201 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Temitayo
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #3126 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3256 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys