Taylor as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Taylor

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The baby name Taylor is a Girl name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced TAY-lər.

Taylor is English, Latin, Norman French, Old French in Origin.

Gender: Girl

Syllables: 2

Origin: English, Latin, Norman French, Old French

Pronunciation: TAY-lər

What is the meaning of the name Taylor ?

The baby name Taylor is a girl name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced TAY-lər.

Taylor is English, Latin, Norman French, Old French in Origin.

Taylor began as an English occupational surname, recorded in Middle English as taillour or tailour after Anglo-Norman and Old French tailleur. The French word is an agent noun formed with -eur from taillier, to cut, ultimately from Late Latin taliare, a verb connected with Latin talea, a cutting or slip of wood. Its literal sense was a cutter of cloth, the trade term that produced the English word tailor.

As a family name, Taylor spread in medieval England after the Norman Conquest, identifying households by occupation rather than descent. Given-name use appears mainly in English-speaking countries, first for boys through surname inheritance and honorific family naming. In the United States, it rose sharply for girls in the late twentieth century, ranking in the Top 10 during much of 1993–2000; boys peaked lower. Tayler, Tailor, Taylour, and Tailour are spelling variants. Taylor Caldwell and Taylor Swift are prominent female bearers.

Taylor has the following similar or variant Names

Tayler
Tailor
Taylour
Tailour
Tayloe
Tailleur

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Taylor – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country	Gender	Year	Rank	Born	of
Ireland	Girls	2025	#1	—	874
Ireland	Boys	2025	#1	—	836
Germany	Boys	2022	#1	—	427
HT		0	#12	1	399
BW		0	#19	1	960
BF	Boys	0	#26	1	439
KR	Boys	0	#27	1	897
SV	Boys	0	#28	1	352
New Zealand	Girls	2010	#38	83	98
BI	Boys	0	#44	1	917
MO		0	#50	3	2,706
CM		0	#54	3	2,592
LU		0	#66	1	2,830
New Zealand	Boys	2010	#68	60	99
JP		0	#74	4	4,057
AL		0	#76	1	2,372
CN		0	#82	5	3,857
JM		0	#91	3	3,714
TW		0	#97	7	4,523
BN	Girls	0	#112	3	5,459
HU		0	#115	1	1,675
EC		0	#121	1	2,502
OM		0	#121	1	6,215
EE	Boys	0	#125	1	2,087
CR		0	#128	31	5,526
CY	Boys	0	#131	1	3,473
Switzerland	Girls	2024	#134	2	1,786
BW	Boys	0	#134	16	4,685
PA		0	#136	3	3,797
MU		0	#137	1	3,613
RS	Girls	0	#137	1	1,651
BN	Boys	0	#138	2	6,332
BW	Girls	0	#144	8	4,216
MT	Girls	0	#150	4	3,773
HU	Boys	0	#171	4	3,954
MT	Boys	0	#179	1	4,064
Sweden	Boys	2019	#182	3	1,462
AE		0	#185	3	10,220
CZ		0	#185	2	3,154
Sweden	Girls	2018	#187	2	1,665
LU	Girls	0	#189	2	4,850
LT	Girls	0	#200	1	1,904
Canada	Girls	2024	#204	82	2,795
PL		0	#212	1	2,600
MO	Boys	0	#213	11	5,842
LU	Boys	0	#215	6	4,970
AO	Girls	0	#216	2	4,575
TW	Boys	0	#217	25	7,111
HU	Girls	0	#224	2	3,308
AL	Girls	0	#225	3	4,141
EC	Boys	0	#229	11	3,322
IR		0	#230	2	4,221
JM	Girls	0	#235	25	7,507
NA	Girls	0	#236	2	7,146
BD		0	#240	2	5,992
AO	Boys	0	#244	6	5,568
JP	Girls	0	#244	8	6,592
GH		0	#246	3	5,396
GR	Girls	0	#248	2	6,293
PT		0	#249	2	4,161
CN	Boys	0	#250	72	9,639
NA	Boys	0	#252	2	6,830
JM	Boys	0	#254	19	6,876
EC	Girls	0	#258	1	3,650
MO	Girls	0	#258	6	7,056
NG		0	#265	8	5,926
CN	Girls	0	#267	83	8,829
Canada	Boys	2024	#277	30	2,588
SG		0	#277	6	11,010
TW	Girls	0	#283	7	8,139
HR	Girls	0	#294	1	3,687
KZ	Boys	0	#295	2	6,578
JP	Boys	0	#297	7	7,909
CZ	Boys	0	#303	3	6,530
GT		0	#303	12	5,948
SA		0	#309	4	10,560
United States	Girls	2024	#310	877	8,487
PE		0	#324	6	6,350
HK		0	#325	24	8,483
KZ	Girls	0	#327	6	5,862
DK	Girls	0	#328	2	7,429
DK	Boys	0	#330	3	7,401
France	Boys	2021	#331	57	2,865
CR	Boys	0	#331	168	10,188
GH	Boys	0	#332	14	8,138
GH	Girls	0	#333	5	6,973
JO	Girls	0	#336	4	7,570
PL	Boys	0	#337	4	6,459
QA	Girls	0	#342	2	15,378
MY		0	#348	7	12,352
CZ	Girls	0	#350	2	5,378
BR		0	#355	6	5,969
MU	Girls	0	#356	7	8,539
PT	Boys	0	#358	10	7,951
SD	Girls	0	#358	1	7,678
CR	Girls	0	#359	179	11,342
MU	Boys	0	#363	7	8,477
PL	Girls	0	#364	1	5,096
PH	Girls	0	#366	25	13,098
PH	Boys	0	#374	10	11,440
OM	Girls	0	#386	11	15,987
JO	Boys	0	#387	3	7,057
France	Girls	2021	#388	18	3,185
YE		0	#393	6	8,639
BO		0	#400	9	6,868
BD	Girls	0	#404	3	8,413
UY	Boys	0	#409	5	5,922
EG		0	#411	2	6,387
HK	Boys	0	#415	115	12,905
ZA		0	#417	31	14,421
CL		0	#433	2	6,867
PA	Boys	0	#433	49	9,305
SD	Boys	0	#436	10	10,523
MX		0	#441	5	8,339
GT	Boys	0	#457	18	7,625
PA	Girls	0	#469	13	9,861
PT	Girls	0	#471	1	7,952
RU	Girls	0	#477	22	11,913
AR	Boys	0	#482	2	7,628
IQ	Girls	0	#492	13	11,303
RU	Boys	0	#493	13	12,621
CM	Girls	0	#500	41	11,671
KW	Girls	0	#501	15	19,177
CO		0	#509	2	7,768
PS	Girls	0	#510	14	10,981
CM	Boys	0	#514	37	12,054
AE	Girls	0	#529	25	20,968
United States	Boys	2024	#531	411	7,044
BH		0	#532	22	17,937
UY	Girls	0	#532	5	6,731
GT	Girls	0	#537	5	7,500
IR	Girls	0	#540	6	8,334
SG	Girls	0	#553	34	18,916
LY		0	#554	6	12,703
PS	Boys	0	#554	8	10,655
HK	Girls	0	#561	55	16,104
IR	Boys	0	#561	5	10,162
BO	Boys	0	#567	26	9,244
BO	Girls	0	#600	12	9,488
BR	Boys	0	#600	154	12,213
IL	Girls	0	#602	16	11,648
BD	Boys	0	#603	3	10,045
CL	Boys	0	#611	55	13,390
IL	Boys	0	#622	4	10,983
AR	Girls	0	#625	6	8,289
IQ	Boys	0	#651	17	13,071
IN	Girls	0	#652	3	13,121
PE	Boys	0	#667	220	14,506
SG	Boys	0	#668	30	17,960
Finland	Boys	2026	#673	10	3,552
NG	Girls	0	#674	114	15,093
CO	Boys	0	#675	254	15,656
LB		0	#684	7	13,263
IT		0	#689	26	4,183
Finland	Girls	2026	#731	8	3,895
QA	Boys	0	#737	7	18,093
SY		0	#761	7	11,684
ZA	Girls	0	#763	415	25,928
TN		0	#797	33	13,765
KW	Boys	0	#801	6	18,755
NG	Boys	0	#806	146	16,906
Germany	Girls	0	#814	25	4,949
ZA	Boys	0	#814	391	25,619
CL	Girls	0	#829	23	14,098
EG	Boys	0	#864	23	15,035
MX	Boys	0	#868	115	16,355
Spain	Boys	0	#888	43	5,610
Germany	Boys	0	#894	59	5,697
SA	Girls	0	#908	28	25,931
PE	Girls	0	#909	35	14,861
NL	Girls	0	#913	43	5,933
OM	Boys	0	#915	4	17,948
BR	Girls	0	#925	17	12,708
NL	Boys	0	#925	27	5,873
EG	Girls	0	#934	26	14,742
MY	Girls	0	#941	54	24,821
Spain	Girls	0	#965	19	5,561
CO	Girls	0	#1,018	61	16,140
MA		0	#1,027	102	20,986
IN	Boys	0	#1,034	6	16,750
MY	Boys	0	#1,048	64	25,439
DZ		0	#1,061	116	20,130
AE	Boys	0	#1,079	14	22,615
MX	Girls	0	#1,130	54	17,781
IT	Girls	0	#1,229	218	9,415
TR		0	#1,249	6	19,440
IT	Boys	0	#1,339	133	10,046
SA	Boys	0	#1,585	30	28,008

Taylor is popular in 85 countries — most recent births per country:

France

Scotland, United Kingdom

Canada

Ireland

United States

Switzerland

England & Wales, United Kingdom

New York City (Black, non-Hispanic), United States

New York City (White, non-Hispanic), United States

Germany

New South Wales, Australia

New Zealand

Wallonia, Belgium

New York City (Hispanic), United States

Sweden

Wallonia, Belgium

Germany

Spain

Finland

New York City (Asian & Pacific Islander), United States

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