Is Taylyn a boy or girl name?

Taylyn is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 1,004 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 94.5% were girls and 5.5% were boys.

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Taylyn

Recorded 1993–2025 · United States

Taylyn was most popular in 2013, when 58 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,030 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,507, with 40 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,004 people named Taylyn.

Taylyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Taylyn’s peak in 2013. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Taylyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Taylyn is mostly a girl’s name — 94.5% of the 1,004 Americans given it were girls and 5.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 90% girls and 10% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Taylyn

Where Taylyn is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Texas 9.3×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org