Taylor Dooley
There are approximately 34 people named Taylor Dooley living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 10,081,010 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Taylor with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Dooley. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
34
1 in 10,081,010
Named Taylor
428K
Alive today
Named Dooley
27K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 428K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Unisex
Peak year: 1993
Average age: 27
Estimated bearers: 27K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,527
Per 100K: 7.96
Top ancestry: White (87.8%)
First name trend
Taylor: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Taylor. The peak year was 1993 with 28,958 births. The average person named Taylor today is 27 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Dooley surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Dooley, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 87.8%.
- White87.8%
- Black or African American7.1%
- Hispanic or Latino2.4%
- Two or more races1.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Taylor has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1248% of the US population, based on 427,796 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Dooley appears at a rate of 7.96 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0080%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 34 people with the full name Taylor Dooley. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Taylor
FAQ
Taylor Dooley: questions and answers
How many people are named Taylor Dooley?
We estimate approximately 34 people in the United States share the full name Taylor Dooley. That works out to about 1 in 10,081,010 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1248%) with the surname frequency (7.96 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Taylor Dooley?
We classify Taylor Dooley as "Very Rare". About 1 in 10,081,010 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Taylor a male or female name?
Taylor is predominantly unisex. Out of 442,493 total SSA registrations, 25.6% were male and 74.4% were female. See the full Taylor profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.