Taylor is an English occupational surname for a "tailor", from the Old French tailleur, "one who cuts". Used for both sexes, it became a girls' favorite in the 1990s and is carried today by Taylor Swift, the most famous Taylor of all. The name was a top 10 girls' name in 2000, was still number 77 in 2015 and has fallen fast since, to number 403 in 2025.