Given name
Taylon
“cutter of cloth; one who alters garments”·“one who alters garments”
Taylon is a variant of Taylor. Interpretations include “cutter of cloth; one who alters garments” (English) and “one who alters garments” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Taylon is a variant of Taylor. Interpretations include “cutter of cloth; one who alters garments” (English) and “one who alters garments” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Taylon is a variant of Taylor. An origin associated with Taylor is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1985. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Taylon is a variant of Taylor. The history of Taylor gives this family its wider story. Taylor’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Taylon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,390
- 1,212 boys · 178 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 66 babies
- 2025
- 24
- #4,374 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −9%
- Steady
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 92% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 24 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,374 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 16.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 57 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,070 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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