Taylor

The name derives from the Old French tailleur, an occupational surname for a cutter of cloth. In the mid-nineteenth century, American parents gave it largely to boys, popularized in part by president Zachary Taylor. It crossed over rapidly to girls in the late nineteen-eighties, quickly becoming one of the most prominent unisex choices of the decade.

The name reads today as an early-nineties fixture that split its momentum almost evenly between Millennials and Gen Z. A Taylor tends to be pictured carrying a travel tumbler, wearing canvas sneakers, and efficiently managing group plans. The peak arrived in 1993 when around twenty-nine thousand infants received the name in a single year. Today the average bearer is twenty-seven years old and has never had to explain how the name is spelled.