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Tayllor

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Pronounced TAY-lor /ˈteɪ.lər/Medium

Meaning: Tayllor is a decorative respelling of Taylor, which began as an English occupational surname for a tailor, from the Old French 'tailleur', 'to cut'. Doubling the l does not change the meaning; it is a nineteen-nineties stylistic flourish on a surname that had turned into a popular first name.Medium

In 30 seconds: Tayllor is a doubled-l twist on Taylor, the tailor's surname, dressed up as a girl's given name. It stayed genuinely rare, cresting in the mid-nineteen-nineties (said TAY-lor).
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Origin MediumEnglish
MeaningTayllor is a decorative respelling of Taylor, which began as an English occupational surname for a tailor, from the Old French 'tailleur', 'to cut'. Doubling the l does not change the meaning; it is a nineteen-nineties stylistic flourish on a surname that had turned into a popular first name.
U.S. rank (2002)#8240 ↗ Rising
2002 U.S. births13 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1995
Total births (all-time)≈ 131

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 199519912002

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Taylor traveled from occupational surname to unisex first name over the twentieth century, and by the nineteen-nineties parents were reshaping its spelling for a daughter. Tayllor is one of those reshapings, keeping the sound while adding a second l for a softer, more ornamental look on the page.

In United States records Tayllor never gathered a crowd; only a couple dozen girls a year carried this exact spelling around its mid-nineties peak, and it had faded by the early two-thousands. A girl given it then is now in her twenties or early thirties.

Did you know? Every extra letter in Tayllor is pure decoration: the name still carries Taylor's plain trade meaning, 'one who cuts and sews cloth'.
Overall data confidence 62%
References - Tayllor / Taylor — English occupational surname 'tailleur'; nineties respelling

Variations

TaylorTaylerTaylourTailor

Nicknames

TayTay-Tay

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Tayllor mean?

Tayllor is a respelling of Taylor, an English occupational surname meaning 'one who cuts cloth', a tailor.

How do you pronounce Tayllor?

It's said TAY-lor /ˈteɪ.lər/, two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Tayllor a boy or girl name?

Tayllor is used here as a girl's name, though Taylor itself is worn by both girls and boys.

Is Tayllor a popular name?

No, this doubled-l spelling has always been rare, a brief nineties variation on the far more common Taylor.

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