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Tailer
How to Pronounce Tailer
Pronounced TAY-lur /ˈteɪlər/Medium
Meaning: Tailer is a phonetic spelling of Taylor, which began as the English surname for a maker of clothes, from Old French tailleur and Latin taliare, to cut. The spelling leans into the word tailor while keeping the TAY-lur sound; here it is given to girls in the surname-name fashion.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Tailer is a variant of Taylor, the occupational surname turned first name. It appears in United States records from the early 1990s, one of the many creative spellings that rode Taylor's popularity onto the girls' page.
It was never common in this form, given to only a couple dozen girls a year around its late-nineties high. A girl named Tailer then is in her twenties now, from the peak era of surname first names and custom spellings.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Tailer mean?
It is a respelling of Taylor, an occupational surname meaning tailor.
How do you pronounce Tailer?
It is said TAY-lur /ˈteɪlər/.
Is Tailer a boy or girl name?
Tailer is used as a girl's name.
Is Tailer a popular name?
No, it stayed rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak in the late nineties.