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Taylor
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74% girls / 26% boys
Origin of the name
Taylor was first an English surname, meaning “tailor.”
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Where babies named Taylor are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Taylor is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Taylor is most common in Delaware (1.7 times), Wyoming (1.7) and South Dakota (1.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Where babies named Taylor are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Taylor is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Taylor is most common in Utah (4.1 times), Idaho (2.6) and Alaska (2.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0% | 100% |
| 1890s | 0% | 100% |
| 1900s | 0% | 100% |
| 1910s | 0% | 100% |
| 1920s | 0% | 100% |
| 1930s | 0% | 100% |
| 1940s | 0% | 100% |
| 1950s | 4% | 96% |
| 1960s | 9% | 91% |
| 1970s | 22% | 78% |
| 1980s | 41% | 59% |
| 1990s | 74% | 26% |
| 2000s | 85% | 15% |
| 2010s | 84% | 16% |
| 2020s | 74% | 26% |