Tylor
- Pronunciation
- [Ty-lor]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Tile Layer Or A Variant Of Taylor. An English Surname Frequently Used As A Given Name.
- Origin
- English
About the Name Tylor
Tylor is a variant of Taylor, an English surname that originally described a tailor — one who cuts and sews cloth — before becoming one of the most popular surname-names of the late twentieth century. This particular spelling, sometimes glossed as "tile layer," gives the familiar name a fresh, individual twist while keeping its crisp, occupational roots and modern, easygoing sound. It belongs to the era's fashion for inventive respellings that let a trendy name stand slightly apart.
The name's appeal lies in that blend of the familiar and the distinctive: it carries all the recognizable energy of Taylor while looking a touch more singular on the page. As a surname turned given name, it fits comfortably within the contemporary taste for last-names-as-first-names, with a brisk, confident two-syllable rhythm that has worn well for both formal and casual use.
Tylor first entered the US Social Security top-1000 for boys in 2000, which was also its strongest year at rank #598, and it remained in the rankings through 2003, when it appeared at #832. Along the way it stood at #836 in 2002 and #673 in 2001, and across that brief run it was given to about 1,012 boys. Its concentrated turn-of-the-millennium arc reflects the era's peak enthusiasm for inventive respellings of trendy surname-names.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Tylor
US Popularity History (2000–2003)
Annual US births named Tylor by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2000 with 331 boys named Tylor (boy rank #598 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2003, ranked #832 for boys (211 US births). That's 234 places below its 2000 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Tylor Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2000–2008 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Tylor the strongest states are Nevada, Massachusetts, Oklahoma.
Strongest boys-name states
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | #775 | 54 |
| 2 | North Carolina | #767 | 23 |
| 3 | New York | #752 | 65 |
| 4 | California | #740 | 89 |
| 5 | Michigan | #737 | 57 |
| 6 | Maryland | #714 | 18 |
| 7 | Louisiana | #690 | 26 |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | #679 | 81 |
| 9 | Tennessee | #664 | 21 |
| 10 | Colorado | #657 | 30 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2000–2008. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Tylor in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
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Compare Tylor to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Tylor against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).