How Many People Are Named Tailor?
An estimated 1,106 people in the United States have the first name Tailor. It is used for both genders, with 85.8% female. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Tailor peaked in popularity in 1997 with 78 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tailor as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Tailor paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,106
About 1 in 309,904 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
85.8% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
1997
78 births
Total Registered
1,131
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tailor
Tailor is predominantly female (85.8%), though 161 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Tailor as a male name
Ranked #13,947 in 2016
5 male births in 2016
Peak: 1992 (12 births)
Tailor as a female name
Ranked #15,018 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1997 (71 births)
Tailor: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tailor span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 592 babies were registered. Tailor has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tailor by Decade
How has Tailor tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Tailor by State
Birth registrations for Tailor span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Oklahoma. The lowest are in Washington, Illinois, Ohio. On average, about 20 Tailors were registered per state.
Tailor + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tailor as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tailor: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tailor?
We estimate approximately 1,106 people named Tailor are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 309,904 Americans share this first name.
Is Tailor a common name?
Tailor is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,131 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tailor most popular?
Tailor reached peak popularity in 1997, when 78 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tailor is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tailor a female name?
Tailor is predominantly female. 85.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tailor Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tailor Smith, Tailor Johnson, Tailor Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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