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Taylor

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English occupational name
"tailor"

Taylor Origin and Meaning

The name Taylor is a boy's name of English origin meaning "tailor".

Taylor was much more popular throughout the 1990s for both genders than it is today. Close to the Top 50 boys' names in the mid-1990s, Taylor recently fell out of the Top 500 for boys and out of the Top 100 for girls, and is predicted to continue on a downward trajectory for both genders. Similar but more stylish baby names today include Sawyer, Sayer and Thayer.

# 621 in the US

Taylor Rank in US Top 1000

# 853 on Nameberry

Taylor Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Taylor Popularity

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Famous People Named Taylor

  • Taylor Daniel LautnerAmerican actor
  • Taylor Reuben HicksAmerican singer,songwriter
  • (Jordan) Taylor HansonAmerican musician of band Hanson
  • Taylor Jacks KinneyAmerican actor
  • Taylor KitschCanadian actor
  • (Oliver) Taylor HawkinsAmerican drummer
  • Taylor Laurence HandleyAmerican actor
  • Taylor Benjamin YorkAmerican guitarist of band Paramore
  • Taylor BranchAmerican author and historian
  • Taylor Austin JamesAmerican DJ and MC
  • Taylor Lee DouthitAmerican baseball player
  • Taylor JordanAmerican baseball pitcher
  • Taylor Strba HallCanadian ice hockey player
  • Taylor Houser JacobsAmerican NFL football player
  • Taylor MaysAmerican NFL football player
  • Taylor ReedAmerican CFL football player
  • Taylor James HendersonAustralian singer
  • Taylor WorthAustralian archer
  • Taylor RuckCanadian swimmer
  • Roger Meddows Taylordrummer of Queen
  • Jonathan Taylor ThomasAmerican actor
  • Taylor McFerrinAmerican musician; son of singer Bobby McFerrin
  • Taylor Levi Estevez (b. 1984)son of American actor Emilio Estevez
  • Taylor Biehn (b. 1984)son of actors Michael Biehn and Carlene Olson; twin brother Devon
  • Taylor Holmes (b. 1987)son of actor Scott Holmes
  • Taylor Christian Funk (b. 1995)son of golfer Fred Funk
  • Taylor Douglas (b. 1996)son of actor Aaron Douglas
  • Taylor Baxter Burton (b. 1997)son of singer Dolores O'Riordan and Don Burton
  • Taylor Robson Green (b. 2000)son of actor Robson Green and model Vanya Seager
  • Taylor Kewell (b. 2001)son of actress Sheree Murphy and footballer Harry Kewell
  • Taylor Thomas Hasselbeck (b. 2007)son of TV personality Elisabeth and Tim Hasselbeck
  • Taylor Grodinvoice actor on Youtube series "Inanimate Insanity"
  • Damilola Taylor (b. 1989)11 year old Nigerian,British boy who was stabbed and bled to death in 2000

Taylor in Pop Culture

  • Taylor Healycharacter on TV's "Lipstick Jungle"
  • Taylora lead character on "American Crime"
  • Taylora character in the webseries "Awesome Land"
  • Taylorcharacter from TV's "Barry"
  • Taylorprotagonist astronaut in Planet of the Apes
  • Taylor Doosecharacter on “Gilmore Girls”