Taylor is a unisex given name mainly in use in

English-speaking Speakers of English are also known as Anglophones, and the countries where English is natively spoken by the majority of the population are termed the ''Anglosphere''. Over two billion people speak English , making English the largest language ...

countries, including

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe ...

and

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to th ...

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tota ...

, Australia, and

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 List of islands of New Zealand, smaller islands. It is the ...

. The name Taylor also has been well used for characters on American and now some Australian

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s.Rosenkrantz, Linda, and Satran, Pamela Redmond (2007). ''Baby Name Bible''. St. Martin's Griffin. . Variants include Tayla and Taylah; both are feminine.

People

Female

Taylor Anderson (curler) Taylor Anderson (born February 25, 1995) is an American curler from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Along with her twin sister Sarah, she was United States National Champion in 2019 and World Junior silver medalist in 2016. Curling career Juniors ...

(born 1995), American curler * Taylor Beck (model), American model and actress *

Taylor Cole Taylor Cole (born April 29, 1984) is an American actress and former fashion model. Early life and modeling Cole was born in Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas. Cole attended Mirabeau B. Lamar High School, where she traveled with the Junior ...

(born 1984), American actress and former fashion model *

Taylor Dayne Taylor Dayne (born Leslie Wunderman; March 7, 1962) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She rose to fame in 1987 after her debut single " Tell It to My Heart". Dayne achieved six additional U.S. top-10 singles, including " Love Wil ...

, stage name of Leslie Wunderman (born 1962), American singer-songwriter and actress *

Taylor Hill (sprinter) Taylor Hill (born 2 February 1996) is a sprinter from the British Virgin Islands. Personal bests Competition record References 1996 births Living people British Virgin Islands female sprinters {{BritishVirginIslands-athletics-b ...

(born 1996), British Virgin Islander sprinter *

Taylor Hill (model) Taylor Marie Hill (born March 5, 1996) is an American model. A former Victoria's Secret Angel, she appeared in the brand's annual fashion show from 2014 to 2018. She has worked for brands including Ralph Lauren, Michael Kors, and Carolina Her ...

(born 1996), American model * Taylor Ibera (born 1991), American judoka and wrestler *

Taylor Jardine Taylor Kathleen "Tay" Jardine (born March 7, 1990) is an American singer and songwriter. She is best known as the lead vocalist of the pop punk band We Are the In Crowd. Following the band announcing a hiatus in February 2016, Jardine began work ...

(born 1990), American singer and songwriter * Taylor Johnson (tennis) (born 2000), American tennis player *

Taylor Jenkins Reid Taylor Jenkins Reid is an American author most known for her novels ''The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo'', '' Daisy Jones & The Six'', and '' Malibu Rising''. Career Reid graduated from Emerson College in Boston and majored in media studies. She ...

(born 1983), American novelist *

Taylor Momsen Taylor Michel Momsen (born July 26, 1993) is an American musician, singer, model, and former actress. Prior to her retirement from acting, she portrayed the character of Cindy Lou Who in the film '' How the Grinch Stole Christmas'' (2000) and J ...

(born 1993), American musician, singer, and actress *

Taylor Russell Taylor Russell McKenzie (born July 18, 1994) is a Canadian actress. She has starred in the Netflix science fiction series ''Lost in Space'' (2018–2021). In film, she has starred in the critically acclaimed drama ''Waves'' (2019), for which she ...

(born 1994), Canadian actress *

Taylor Schilling Taylor Jane Schilling (born July 27, 1984) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Piper Chapman on the Netflix original comedy-drama series ''Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–2019), for which she received a nomination for the Pr ...

(born 1984), American actress *

Taylor Small Taylor Small (born March 26, 1994) is an American politician. She is a member of the Vermont House of Representatives. Early life Small was born in Portland, Maine to Canadian parents. She lived in Johnson, Vermont, and then Western Massachuset ...

(born 1994), American politician *

Taylor Swift Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Her discography spans multiple genres, and her vivid songwriting—often inspired by her personal life—has received critical praise and wide media coverage. Bo ...

(born 1989), American singer-songwriter and actress *

Taylor Terrell Taylor Terrell (July 22, 1991 – July 21, 2016) was an American news anchor for 41NBC News at Daybreak and 41Today at WMGT-TV in Macon, Georgia. Terrell died on the eve of her 25th birthday after slipping Slipping is a technique used in boxin ...

(1991–2016), American journalist *

Taylor Wilde Shantelle Larissa Malawski (born January 26, 1986) is a Canadian professional wrestler. She is signed with Impact Wrestling, where she performs under the ring name Taylor Wilde. Malawski was under a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) contract fr ...

, stage name of Shantelle Malawski (born 1986), American professional wrestler *

Taylor Winterstein Taylor Winterstein is an Australian-Samoan online influencer known for her public anti-vaccination stance. Winterstein has been heavily criticised in several South Pacific, and Australasian countries for her anti-vaccination rhetoric and he ...

(born 1989) Samoan-Australian online-influencer and anti-vaxxer *

Taylor Vancil Taylor Danielle Vancil (born May 18, 1991) is a retired American professional women's soccer player who was a goalkeeper for Chicago Red Stars in the National Women's Soccer League. Career Chicago Red Stars On January 18, 2013, Vancil was dra ...

(born 1991), retired American soccer player *

Tayla Alexander Tayla Alexander (born 30 December 2000) is a New Zealand singer who has been hailed as an up-and-coming opera star by New Zealand media. Tayla's debut album ''Songbird'' charted in the top 10 on both the Independent Music New Zealand Album c ...

(born 2000), New Zealand singer *

Tayla Bresland Tayla Bresland (born 4 February 1996) is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for Fremantle and West Coast in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition. AFLW career Fremantle Bresland was drafted by Fremantle with their seventh selection ...

(born 1996), Australian rules football player * Tayla Carolina Pereira dos Santos (born 1992), Brazilian footballer *

Tayla Ford Tayla Ford (born 2 July 1993) is a New Zealand freestyle wrestler. She competed in the women's freestyle 58 kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as ...

(born 1993), New Zealand Olympic wrestler *

Tayla Harris Tayla Harris (born 16 April 1997) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW) and professional boxer. She previously played football for and . Early life and amateur career Harris was bo ...

(born 1997), Australian rules football player *

Tayla Parx Taylor is a unisex given name mainly in use in English-speaking countries, including England and Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. The name Taylor also has been well used for characters on American and now some Austral ...

(born 1993), American singer-songwriter and actress * Tayla Roberts (born 1993), Australian basketball player * Tayla Thorn (born 1998), Australian rules football player

Male

Taylor Adams Taylor Adams (born 20 September 1993) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants from 2012 to 201 ...

(born 1993), Australian football player * Taylor Anderson, American author, gunsmith, re-enactor, and history professor * Taylor Antrim (born 1974), American writer and editor * Taylor Beck (ice hockey) (born 1991), Canadian ice hockey player * Taylor Bennett (born 1985), American politician and college football player * Taylor Bennett (rapper) (born 1996), American hip hop artist * Taylor Bertolet (born 1992), American football player *

Taylor Booth (mathematician) Taylor Lockwood Booth (September 22, 1933 – October 20, 1986) was a mathematician known for his work in automata theory. One of his fundamental works is ''Sequential Machines and Automata Theory'' (1967). It is a wide-ranging book meant f ...

(1933–1986), American mathematician *

Taylor Branch Taylor Branch (born January 14, 1947) is an American author and historian who wrote a Pulitzer Prize winning trilogy chronicling the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and much of the history of the American civil rights movement. The final volume ...

(born 1947), American author and historian *

Taylor Buchholz Taylor Buchholz (born October 13, 1981) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Biography Buchholz stands 6 feet 4 inches tall, and weighs 220 lbs. He bats and throws right-handed. He grew up and lives in Springfield, Pe ...

(born 1981), American baseball player * Taylor Chace (born 1986), American sledge hockey player *

Taylor Clarke Taylor James Clarke (born May 13, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Amateur career Clarke attended Broad ...

(born 1993), American baseball player * Taylor Cornelius (born 1995), American football player *

Taylor Decker Taylor Decker (born August 23, 1993) is an American football offensive tackle for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State. Early years Decker attended Butler High School in Vandalia, ...

(born 1993), American football player *

Taylor Dent Taylor Phillip Dent (born April 24, 1981) is a retired professional tennis player from the United States. He reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 21, winning 4 singles titles. Career Early career and back injury Dent won ATP titl ...

(born 1981), American tennis player * Taylor Deupree (born 1971), American musician, photographer, and graphic designer * Taylor Douthit (1901–1986), American baseball player * Taylor Duncan (1953–2004), American baseball player * Taylor Edgar (born 1987), American stand-up comic and musician *

Taylor Eigsti Taylor Eigsti (born September 24, 1984) is an American jazz pianist and composer. Eigsti's trio features bassist Harish Raghavan and drummer Eric Harland. He is also a member of Eric Harland Voyager, Kendrick Scott Oracle, and Gretchen Parlato ...

(born 1984), American jazz pianist and composer * Taylor Fletcher (born 1990), American Nordic combined skier *

Taylor Fritz Taylor Harry Fritz (born October 28, 1997) is an American professional tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 8 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), achieved on October 10, 2022, and a doubles ranking of ...

(born 1997), American tennis player *

Taylor Gabriel Taylor James Gabriel (born February 17, 1991) is a former American football wide receiver who played for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football at Abilene Christian, he signed with the Cleveland Brown ...

(born 1991), American football player *

Taylor Gold Taylor Gold (born November 17, 1993) is an American Olympian snowboarder. He competes in the halfpipe. He is a two-time U.S. Revolution Tour champion, 2013 Copper Mountain Grand Prix/World Cup champion, 2014 Burton US Open champion, and 201 ...

(born 1993), American Olympic snowboarder *

Taylor Graham Taylor Graham (born June 3, 1980) is a former American soccer player. Career Youth and college Graham attended Rio Americano High School and played five years of college soccer at Stanford University, registering as a walk-on his freshman yea ...

(born 1980), American soccer player * Taylor Griffin (born 1986), American basketball player *

Taylor Guerrieri Christopher Taylor Guerrieri (born December 1, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the High Point Rockers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays in 20 ...

(born 1992), American baseball player *

Taylor Gushue Taylor Stone Gushue (born December 19, 1993) is an American professional baseball catcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 4th round of the 2014 ...

(born 1993), American baseball player *

Taylor Hall Taylor Hall (born November 14, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was the first overall pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft selected by the Edmonton Oilers. He has ...

(born 1991), Canadian ice hockey player *

Taylor Hall (ice hockey, born 1964) Taylor Hall (born February 20, 1964) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who spent parts of five seasons in the National Hockey League with the Vancouver Canucks and Boston Bruins. Hall played 41 games across five seasons in the NH ...

, (born 1964), Canadian ice hockey player *

Taylor Hanson Jordan Taylor Hanson (born March 14, 1983) is an American musician best known as a member of the pop rock band Hanson. He was born in Jenks, Oklahoma, a suburb of Tulsa. He sings both lead and back-up vocals, and plays keyboard, percussion (incl ...

(born 1983), American musician, ''Hanson'' *

Taylor Hawkins Oliver Taylor Hawkins (February 17, 1972 – March 25, 2022) was an American musician, best known as the drummer of the rock band Foo Fighters, with whom he recorded eight studio albums between 1999 and 2021. Before joining the band in 1997, he ...

(born 1972-2022), American musician, ''Foo Fighters'' * Taylor Hearn (American football) (born 1996), American football player * Taylor Hearn (born 1994), American baseball player *

Taylor Heinicke Taylor Heinicke ( ; born March 15, 1993) is an American football quarterback for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Old Dominion and signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undra ...

(born 1993), American football quarterback *

Taylor Hicks Taylor Reuben Hicks (born October 7, 1976) is an American singer who won the fifth season of ''American Idol'' in May 2006. Hicks got his start as a professional musician in his late teens and performed around the Southeastern United States fo ...

(born 1976), American singer, winner of ''American Idol'' *

Taylor Hill (baseball) David Taylor Hill (born March 12, 1989) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals. In 2020, Hill joined the Toronto Blue Jays organization as a coach. Playing career ...

(born 1989), American baseball pitcher * Taylor Jacobs (born 1981), American football player * Taylor Jensen (born 1984), American longboard surfrider *

Taylor Johnson Taylor Johnson may refer to: * Taylor Johnson (rugby league) * Taylor Johnson (tennis) Taylor Johnson (born August 7, 2000) is an American tennis player. Johnson started playing tennis at the age of five in her home town of Phoenix, Arizona. Sh ...

, British rugby player * Taylor Jones (born 1993), American baseball player * Taylor Jordan (born 1989), American baseball player * Taylor Jungmann (born 1989), American baseball player *

Taylor Kemp Taylor Eric Kemp (born July 23, 1990) is a former American soccer player. Career College and Amateur Kemp played college soccer at the University of Maryland between 2009 and 2012. Professional Kemp was drafted 17th overall by D.C. United in ...

(born 1990), American soccer player * Taylor King (born 1988), American basketball player * Taylor Kinney (born 1981), American actor and model *

Taylor Kitsch Taylor Kitsch (born April 8, 1981) is a Canadian actor and model who has portrayed Tim Riggins in the NBC television series '' Friday Night Lights'' (2006–2011). He has also worked in films such as '' X-Men Origins: Wolverine'' (2009), '' Battl ...

(born 1981), Canadian actor and model *

Taylor Knox Taylor Knox (born May 15, 1971) is an American professional surfer. Knox was born in Thousand Oaks, California and began surfing at 8 years old. He moved with his family to Carlsbad, California, Carlsbad at 13 and continued to pursue his dream ...

(born 1971), American surfer *

Taylor Lautner Taylor Daniel Lautner (; born February 11, 1992) is an American actor. He is best known for playing shapeshifter Jacob Black in '' The Twilight Saga'' film series. Lautner began his acting career playing bit parts in comedy series such as '' ...

(born 1992), American actor *

Taylor Mays Taylor Mays (born February 7, 1988) is a former American football safety. He won Washington state titles in track in both the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash as a high school sophomore, before leaving track and field to dedicate himself to foo ...

(born 1988), American football player *

Taylor McWilliams Taylor McWilliams (born October 1980) is an American real estate developer and part-time DJ, who owns most of London's Brixton Market. McWilliams is originally from Texas, and by 2014, was based in Earls Court/Fulham, London. In 2018, McWilliams ...

(born 1980/1981), American real estate developer * Taylor Moton (born 1994), American football player * Taylor Motter (born 1989), American baseball player *

Taylor Negron Brad Stephen "Taylor" Negron (August 1, 1957 – January 10, 2015) was an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as Milo in the 1991 buddy cop action comedy film '' The Last Boy Scout''. Early life Negron was born in Glendale, ...

(1957–2015), American actor, comedian, painter, and playwright *

Taylor Rapp Taylor Rapp (born December 22, 1997) is an American football safety who is a free agent. He played college football at Washington, and was selected by the Rams in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft. Early years Rapp was born in Atlanta, G ...

(born 1997), American football player * Taylor Reed (born 1991), American football player *

Taylor Rochestie Taylor Campbell Rochestie (born July 1, 1985) is an American-born naturalized Montenegrin professional basketball player for the Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He also represents the senior Montenegrin nat ...

(born 1985) American basketball player * Taylor Rogers (born 1990), American baseball player * Taylor Russolino (born 1989), American football player *

Taylor Stallworth Taylor Joseph Stallworth (born August 18, 1995) is an American football defensive end who is a free agent. He played college football at South Carolina, and was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2018. He has played ...

(born 1995), American football player *

Taylor Trammell Taylor Walter-Lee Trammell ( ; born September 13, 1997) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021. Early life Trammell was born in Powder Springs, Georg ...

(born 1997), American baseball player *

Taylor Wang Taylor Gun-Jin Wang (; born June 16, 1940) is a Chinese-born American scientist and in 1985, became the first person of Chinese origin to go into space. While an employee of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Wang was a payload specialist on the Sp ...

(born 1940), Chinese-American scientist * Taylor Walker (born 1990), Australian rules footballer *

Taylor Walls Davis Taylor Walls (born July 10, 1996) is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021. Amateur career Walls attended Crisp County High School in Cordele, Geor ...

(born 1996), American baseball player *

Taylor Ward Joseph Taylor Ward (born December 14, 1993) is an American professional baseball third baseman and outfielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). Ward was raised in Central Florida before moving to Indio, California, where ...

(born 1993), American baseball player * Taylor Weyeneth (born 1993), American Deputy Chief of Staff for the Office of National Drug Control Policy * Taylor Widener (born 1994), American baseball player * Taylor Williams (born 1991), American baseball player * Taylor Wilson (born 1994), American nuclear scientist *

Taylor York Taylor Benjamin York (born December 17, 1989) is an American musician who is the guitarist of rock band Paramore. His brother Justin was a touring member of Relient K and was a touring guitarist for Paramore until 2022. Biography York was born ...

(born 1989), American musician, ''Paramore''

Fictional characters

*Taylor, contestant on Total Drama: Ridonculous Race *

Taylor Earhardt ''Power Rangers Wild Force'' is the 2002 Power Rangers season that tells the story of the Wild Force Power Rangers and their fight against the Orgs. Wild Force Power Rangers The Wild Force Rangers are granted mystical powers and charged to prot ...

, Yellow Ranger in the TV series ''Power Rangers: Wild Force'' * Taylor Hayes, character in the American soap opera ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' *

Taylor McKessie The following article is a list of characters appearing in the ''High School Musical'' film series. Currently, the characters who appear in ''High School Musical'', ''High School Musical 2'', and '' High School Musical 3: Senior Year'' are liste ...

, character in the ''High School Musical'' film series * Taylor Townsend (''The O.C.''), character in the American television series ''The O.C.''

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