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Taylor

Used for both boys and girlsStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Taylor: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Taylor: Recorded every year since 1991, it reached #19 in 1996, and it stood at #443 in 2025.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #103 to #1512.200020052010201520202025#103#1512
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#134
1997#116
1998#103
1999#122
2000#108
2001#103
2002#115
2003#119
2004#131
2005#170
2006#201
2007#184
2008#177
2009#150
2010#174
2011#209
2012#213
2013#200
2014#291
2015#290
2016#341
2017#448
2018#449
2019#526
2020#571
2021#634
2022#576
2023#632
2024#795
2025#1512

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 29 of the 34 years from 1992 to 2025.

In 2025: #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #1512 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 6 national registrars across 6 regions, 1991–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1991

    First recorded at #91 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1991 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1992–2010

    Highest recorded position: #19 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1996 (recorded 1992–2010).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1512 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1991 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #19 in New South Wales, Australia in 1996.

Taylor's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#151220HighVerified
2025England and Walesmale#50776HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#79547HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#385108HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#63258HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#329132HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#57667HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#328133HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#63461HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#398108HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#57169HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#372117HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#52677HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#307159HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#44997HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#267190HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#44898HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#205260HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#341143HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#209268HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#290167HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#198291HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#291164HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#169339HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#200255HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#118506HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#213236HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#93677HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#209241HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#92696HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#174303HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#97683HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#150363HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#89731HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#177296HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#84791HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#184294HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#90784HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#201244HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#79839HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#170304HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#85761HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#131386HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#78820HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#119411HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#76807HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#115397HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#70836HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#103476HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#65909HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#108456HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#89618HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#122403HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#98528HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#103505HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#104491HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#116436HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#108415HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#134340HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#121354HighVerified
2010New South Wales, Australiafemale#8586InsufficientNot yet available
2009New South Wales, Australiafemale#65106InsufficientNot yet available
2005New South Wales, Australiafemale#77100InsufficientNot yet available
2004New South Wales, Australiafemale#7792InsufficientNot yet available
2003New South Wales, Australiafemale#9482InsufficientNot yet available
2002New South Wales, Australiafemale#68117InsufficientNot yet available
2001New South Wales, Australiafemale#46152InsufficientNot yet available
2000New South Wales, Australiafemale#34182InsufficientNot yet available
1999New South Wales, Australiafemale#30205InsufficientNot yet available
1998New South Wales, Australiafemale#21250InsufficientNot yet available
1997New South Wales, Australiafemale#21274InsufficientNot yet available
1996New South Wales, Australiafemale#19255InsufficientNot yet available
1995New South Wales, Australiafemale#22273InsufficientNot yet available
1994New South Wales, Australiafemale#33210InsufficientNot yet available
1993New South Wales, Australiafemale#38192InsufficientNot yet available
1993New South Wales, Australiamale#9289InsufficientNot yet available
1992New South Wales, Australiafemale#64119InsufficientNot yet available
1992New South Wales, Australiamale#84101InsufficientNot yet available
1991New South Wales, Australiamale#9187InsufficientNot yet available
2016New Zealandfemale#8350HighVerified
2013New Zealandfemale#8747HighVerified
2012New Zealandfemale#6064HighVerified
2011New Zealandfemale#6062HighVerified
2010New Zealandfemale#4283HighVerified
2010New Zealandmale#8860HighVerified
2009New Zealandfemale#4679HighVerified
2008New Zealandfemale#5872HighVerified
2007New Zealandfemale#6760HighVerified
2007New Zealandmale#8067HighVerified
2006New Zealandfemale#8848HighVerified
2006New Zealandmale#8664HighVerified
2005New Zealandfemale#9342HighVerified
2005New Zealandmale#9748HighVerified
2004New Zealandfemale#8650HighVerified
2003New Zealandfemale#8844HighVerified
2003New Zealandmale#8262HighVerified
2002New Zealandfemale#6360HighVerified
2002New Zealandmale#8956HighVerified
2001New Zealandfemale#5374HighVerified
2001New Zealandmale#7171HighVerified
2000New Zealandfemale#4683HighVerified
2000New Zealandmale#7966HighVerified
1999New Zealandfemale#4098HighVerified
1999New Zealandmale#5991HighVerified
1998New Zealandfemale#29119HighVerified
1998New Zealandmale#43119HighVerified
1997New Zealandfemale#32117HighVerified
1997New Zealandmale#54102HighVerified
1996New Zealandfemale#5682HighVerified
1996New Zealandmale#45130HighVerified
1995New Zealandfemale#4697HighVerified
1995New Zealandmale#43143HighVerified
1994New Zealandfemale#7168HighVerified
1994New Zealandmale#56113HighVerified
1993New Zealandmale#6795HighVerified
1992New Zealandmale#8869HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandfemale#2277HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandfemale#2437HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandmale#3524HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandfemale#2666HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandmale#4333HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandmale#3125HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandfemale#3135HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandmale#2557HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandfemale#2636HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandmale#2507HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandfemale#2298HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandmale#3205HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandfemale#18811HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandmale#21110HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandfemale#17811HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandmale#3155HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandfemale#14114HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandmale#13819HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandfemale#14613HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandmale#14219HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandfemale#14715HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandmale#13122HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandfemale#19410HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandmale#13222HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandfemale#9426HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandmale#10630HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandfemale#13117HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandmale#10729HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandfemale#13915HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandmale#8239HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandfemale#10120HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandmale#9032HighVerified
2005Northern Irelandfemale#16911HighVerified
2005Northern Irelandmale#8037HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandfemale#12814HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandmale#9727HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandfemale#8424HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandmale#7340HighVerified
2002Northern Irelandfemale#10618HighVerified
2002Northern Irelandmale#11621HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandfemale#7430HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandmale#8531HighVerified
2000Northern Irelandfemale#9221HighVerified
2000Northern Irelandmale#11320HighVerified
1999Northern Irelandfemale#9024HighVerified
1999Northern Irelandmale#11817HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandfemale#9425HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandmale#10921HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandfemale#7931HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandmale#15311HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#4438HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#8293HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#4418HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#7853HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#33911HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#23219HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#39010HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#29414HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#4966HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#22122HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#25518HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#5206HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#21124HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#4188HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#20025HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#4916HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#17034HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#4597HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#20326HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#6094HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#10858HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#28216HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#10562HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#25021HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#10266HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#26319HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#11361HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#22924HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#9869HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#30314HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#10068HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#25218HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#8968HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#16036HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#11848HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#17327HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#11744HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#17224HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#11046HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#16723HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#11046HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#20015HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandfemale#11840HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandmale#20015HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandfemale#10347HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandmale#17617HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandfemale#9844HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandmale#18813HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandfemale#11036HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandmale#18913HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandfemale#9937HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandmale#2228HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandfemale#17626HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandmale#2617HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandfemale#19722HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandmale#3364HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandfemale#21118HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandmale#2616HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandfemale#22017HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandfemale#4484HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandmale#3024HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandmale#3373HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#3848HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#22718HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Taylor is officially recorded

6 official registrars have recorded Taylor, between 1991 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

New South Wales, Austra…New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1992New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1993New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1994New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1995New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1996New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1997New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1998New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1999New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2000New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2001New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2002New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2003New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2004New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2005New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2009New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2010New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1991New South Wales, Australia: highest position in 1996New ZealandNew Zealand: recorded in 1994New Zealand: recorded in 1995New Zealand: recorded in 1996New Zealand: recorded in 1997New Zealand: recorded in 1998New Zealand: recorded in 1999New Zealand: recorded in 2000New Zealand: recorded in 2001New Zealand: recorded in 2002New Zealand: recorded in 2003New Zealand: recorded in 2004New Zealand: recorded in 2005New Zealand: recorded in 2006New Zealand: recorded in 2007New Zealand: recorded in 2008New Zealand: recorded in 2009New Zealand: recorded in 2010New Zealand: recorded in 2011New Zealand: recorded in 2012New Zealand: recorded in 2013New Zealand: recorded in 2016New Zealand: recorded in 1992New Zealand: recorded in 1993New Zealand: highest position in 1998Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1993Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1994Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1995Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1996Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1997Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1998Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1999Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2000Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2001Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1992Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2007England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2001Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1997Northern Ireland: recorded in 1998Northern Ireland: recorded in 1999Northern Ireland: recorded in 2000Northern Ireland: recorded in 2001Northern Ireland: recorded in 2002Northern Ireland: recorded in 2003Northern Ireland: recorded in 2004Northern Ireland: recorded in 2005Northern Ireland: recorded in 2006Northern Ireland: recorded in 2007Northern Ireland: recorded in 2008Northern Ireland: recorded in 2009Northern Ireland: recorded in 2010Northern Ireland: recorded in 2011Northern Ireland: recorded in 2012Northern Ireland: recorded in 2013Northern Ireland: recorded in 2014Northern Ireland: recorded in 2015Northern Ireland: recorded in 2016Northern Ireland: recorded in 2017Northern Ireland: recorded in 2018Northern Ireland: recorded in 2021Northern Ireland: recorded in 2022Northern Ireland: recorded in 2024Northern Ireland: recorded in 2019Northern Ireland: highest position in 2003ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419912025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
New South Wales, Australia1991–201017#19 in 1996
Republic of Ireland1992–202534#89 in 2007
New Zealand1992–201623#29 in 1998
England and Wales1996–202530#65 in 2001
Northern Ireland1997–202426#73 in 2003
Scotland20241#227 in 2024

Its high point came 28 years earlier in New South Wales, Australia (1996) than in Scotland (2024).

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What is known about Taylor

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
6 official registrars, 1991–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1991 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #19 in New South Wales, Australia in 1996. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.