TaylorName meaning, origin and popularity
Taylor is a unisex name of English origin. Its traditional meaning is “tailor”.
Taylor at a glance
- Meaning
- tailor
- Origin
- English
- Gender
- Unisex
- Letters
- 6
- First letter
- T
How popular is Taylor in Australia?
Taylor was not in the NSW top 100 for girls in 2025. It last appeared in 2010. Its highest rank for girls was number 19 in 1996, and it has been in the top 100 in 16 of the 74 years since 1952.
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1995 | 2005 | 2015 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank (girls) | – | – | #22 | #77 | – | – | – |
Taylor was not in the NSW top 100 for boys in 2025. It last appeared in 1993. Its highest rank for boys was number 84 in 1992, and it has been in the top 100 in 3 of the 74 years since 1952.
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1995 | 2005 | 2015 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank (boys) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
“–” means the name was outside the top 100 that year. Source: NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Popular Baby Names 1952 to 2025 (Data.NSW, data as at 26 March 2026). The list covers the top 100 names for each sex per year in NSW only. See popular baby names for the full 2025 top 20.
Names similar to Taylor
Other English names:
- ThatcherEnglish
- TylerEnglish
- WesleyEnglish
- WestonEnglish
- WhitneyEnglish
- WillowEnglish
- WinterEnglish
- WrenEnglish
- WyattEnglish
- AlfieEnglish
- AlfredEnglish
- ArcherEnglish
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