Declining since 2019, #8,860 for girls today.
Popularity of Tayleigh since 1999
Babies named Tayleigh per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 2011, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Tayleigh's real moment was 2020.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 |
| 2000s | 105 |
| 2010s | 204 |
| 2020s | 87 |
Meaning & origin
Tayleigh emerged as a distinct given name in 1999, reflecting the late-20th-century trend of respelling established names with the -leigh suffix to create a softer, feminine feel. Its peak popularity occurred in 2020, and since 2019 its usage has been declining, consistent with many inventive spellings whose novelty fades. The name has not appeared in any state's top-name lists, indicating a scattered but persistent national presence. As a modern coinage without deep historical roots, Tayleigh embodies the contemporary preference for phonetic individuality over traditional etymology.
Tayleigh is a modern spelling variant of Taylor, an English occupational surname for a tailor, from Old French tailleur. The substitution of -leigh for the final syllable reflects a 21st-century naming trend that favors phonetic and visually distinctive spellings. The name first appeared in U.S. records in 1999, gaining modest use through the 2010s.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Tay, Lee, Leigh
Sibling names for Tayleigh
Names that share Tayleigh's style, for a brother or sister.
