Tayten
A blend of Taylor and Caden, potentially expressing strength or beauty.
Name Census estimates that about 669 living Americans carry the first name Tayten. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 86.1% of registrations being male. The average person named Tayten today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tayten births was 2006 (61 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tayten. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Tayten with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
669
~ 1 in 512,338 Americans
Peak year
2006
61 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2024 SSA rank
#8,872
Tracked since 1998
Census
Tayten in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 562 people with the first name Tayten, which placed it at #19,009 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#19,009
National first-name rank
People counted
562
562 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
69.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tayten
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tayten is White at 69.4%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (11.9%) and Black (7.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Tayten described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Tayten at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White69.4% · 390
- Two or more races11.9% · 67
- Black or African American7.8% · 44
- Hispanic or Latino6.6% · 37
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.5% · 14
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.8% · 10
Gender
Gender distribution for Tayten
Tayten leans heavily male at 86.1% of total registrations, but 94 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Tayten as a male name
- Ranked #8,872 in 2024
- 9 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2006 (49 births)
Tayten as a female name
- Ranked #17,275 in 2020
- 5 female births in 2020
- Peak: 2005 (13 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Tayten leans strongly male. 463 people counted with this name were male (82.5%), compared with 98 female bearers (17.5%).
Popularity
Tayten: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tayten from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 340 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tayten by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Tayten during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Taytens live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. Iowa, Texas, Kentucky recorded the most babies named Tayten, while Minnesota, Kentucky, Texas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 7 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Tayten
The name Tayten is a relatively modern variation of the traditional English name Tayton. Its origins can be traced back to the Old English words "tæt" meaning cheerful or lively and "tun" meaning an enclosure or settlement. Combined, the name Tayten could be interpreted as "cheerful town" or "lively settlement."
During the Middle Ages, the name was commonly spelled as Taytun or Taitun in various historical records and parish registers across England. It was particularly prevalent in the northern counties of Yorkshire and Northumberland, where many small villages and hamlets bore names with similar roots.
The earliest recorded use of the name Tayten dates back to the late 15th century, when a farmer named Tayten Wilcox was mentioned in the court rolls of the Manor of Wakefield in Yorkshire. However, it remained a relatively obscure name until the 18th century when it gained some popularity among the gentry and landed families of northern England.
One notable bearer of the name was Sir Tayten Fairfax (1692-1782), a prominent landowner and Member of Parliament for Yorkshire. Another was Tayten Wycliffe (1737-1819), a renowned scholar and translator of the Bible into several indigenous languages of the British colonies.
In the 19th century, the name spread beyond its regional confines as the Industrial Revolution and urbanization led to increased mobility and population shifts. Tayten Bradshaw (1829-1891), a pioneering industrialist from Lancashire, was instrumental in establishing several textile mills and factories in the region.
As the British Empire expanded, the name also found its way to distant corners of the globe. Tayten Macaulay (1854-1927), a British colonial administrator in India, played a significant role in the development of the country's educational system during the latter part of the 19th century.
In more recent times, the variant spelling "Tayten" has become increasingly popular, perhaps influenced by the trend towards unique and distinctive names. However, the name's roots and historical significance remain firmly rooted in its Old English heritage and the rich tapestry of English culture and society.
People
Tayten + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tayten as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Tayten: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tayten?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 669 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tayten going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 512,338 US residents.
Is Tayten a common name?
We classify Tayten as "Very Rare". It ranks above 87.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 676 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tayten most popular?
The single biggest year for Tayten was 2006, when 61 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tayten is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Tayten in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 562 people with the name Tayten, or 0.19 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #19,009 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Tayten in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Tayten?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Tayten leans strongly male. 463 people counted with this name were male (82.5%), compared with 98 female bearers (17.5%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Tayten?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tayten is White at 69.4%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (11.9%) and Black (7.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Tayten most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Tayten in the 2020 Census, accounting for 69.4% (390 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Tayten in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tayten a male name?
Yes, 86.1% of people registered as Tayten in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Tayten still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tayten in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Tayten can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Tayten?
Find out how many Americans are named Tayten on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.