How Many People Are Named Taylen?
An estimated 3,226 people in the United States have the first name Taylen. It is used for both genders, with 63.4% male. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Taylen peaked in popularity in 2021 with 188 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Taylen 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 Taylen paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Taylen is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
- Taylen is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 13, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
3,226
About 1 in 106,247 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
63.4% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2021
188 births
Total Registered
3,257
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Taylen
Taylen is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (63.4%) and females (36.6%). Out of 3,257 total births registered, 2,065 were male and 1,192 were female.
Taylen as a male name
Ranked #1,517 in 2024
117 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (146 births)
Taylen as a female name
Ranked #4,445 in 2024
32 female births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (76 births)
Taylen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Taylen span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,458 babies were registered. While Taylen is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Taylen by Decade
How has Taylen 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.
Taylen by State
Birth registrations for Taylen span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Georgia, Florida. The lowest are in Washington, Indiana, Illinois. On average, about 56 Taylens were registered per state.
Taylen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Taylen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Taylen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Taylen?
We estimate approximately 3,226 people named Taylen 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 106,247 Americans share this first name.
Is Taylen a common name?
Taylen is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,257 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Taylen most popular?
Taylen reached peak popularity in 2021, when 188 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Taylen is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Taylen a male name?
Taylen is predominantly male. 63.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Taylen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Taylen Smith, Taylen Johnson, Taylen 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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