Taylor - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Taylor \ta(y)-lor\ is pronounced TAY-ler. It is of Middle English and Old French origin, and its meaning is "tailor; to cut". Occupational name. Made popular due to characters named Taylor on the soap operas "The Bold and the Beautiful", "All My Children", and "Melrose Place".

Taylor has 3 variant forms: Tahlor, Tailor and Tayler.

For more information, see also related names Tayla and Tyler.

Baby names that sound like Taylor are Talora and Tyller.

Taylor is a very popular female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Taylor. Click here to compare Taylor with related baby names.