Tayla: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,261

among girls · ↓1,516 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Tayla · -46% vs 2024

How common

1 in 47,273

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2006

285 babies

All-time total

5,467

#2,427 all-time among girls

First recorded

1976

in Social Security records

Tayla popularity over time

5,467 babies have been named Tayla since 1976, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	28	3	–	#7,215
1980s	222	22	+693%	#2,142
1990s	1,592	159	+617%	#985
2000s	2,023	202	+27%	#927
2010s	1,227	123	-39%	#1,240
2020s (to 2025)	375	63	-49%	#2,315

Where Tayla is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	32	0.02	outside top 500
2027	30	0.02	outside top 500
2028	28	0.02	outside top 500
2029	27	0.02	outside top 500
2030	26	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Tayla

Tayla is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,261 in 2025 with 34 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1976, 5,467 American babies have been named Tayla. Its peak came in 2006, when 285 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Tayla stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Tayla?

The median living Tayla is about 20 years old; half are between 14 and 28. An estimated 5,400 people named Tayla are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Tayla year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	34	#4,261
2024	63	#2,745
2023	45	#3,522
2022	81	#2,315
2021	76	#2,383
2020	76	#2,338
2019	63	#2,725
2018	86	#2,188
2017	91	#2,128
2016	112	#1,855
2015	123	#1,718
2014	93	#2,094
2013	127	#1,674
2012	155	#1,468
2011	182	#1,299
2010	195	#1,240
2009	212	#1,189
2008	243	#1,079
2007	197	#1,256
2006	285	#927
2005	202	#1,153
2004	175	#1,247
2003	166	#1,266
2002	173	#1,188
2001	179	#1,165
2000	191	#1,087
1995	187	#1,003
1990	94	#1,604
1985	24	#3,609
1980	–	–
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
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1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Tayla, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Tayla?

The median living Tayla is about 20 years old. Half of all living Taylas are between 14 and 28 years old.

How many people named Tayla are alive today?

An estimated 5,400 people named Tayla are alive in the United States, based on 5,467 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Tayla mean?

A female given name, an invention based on Taylor from the 1990s.

How popular is the name Tayla in 2025?

Tayla ranked #4,261 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 34 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Tayla?

5,467 babies have been named Tayla in the United States since 1976, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Tayla most popular?

Tayla peaked in 2006, when 285 newborns received the name.

Is Tayla a boy or girl name?

Tayla is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Tayla rising or falling?

Tayla is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Tayla become more popular?

Tayla is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 26 girls named Tayla in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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