Baby name
Taylor
/TAY · lor/
Meaning
“Middle English occupational 'tailor'”
Middle English occupational 'tailor', the surname-to-given-name conversion popularized 1990s onward as unisex naming expanded.
How it ages.
Taylor exploded as a unisex name 1995-2010 in English-speaking countries and remains solidly top-20 across all regions.
The cultural moment.
United States saw Taylor rise to top-3 2010-2020 across both masculine and feminine categories; UK and Canada follow similar pattern.