Taylor Stanley
There are approximately 131 people named Taylor Stanley living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 2,616,445 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Taylor with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Stanley. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
131
1 in 2,616,445
Named Taylor
428K
Alive today
Named Stanley
105K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 428K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Unisex
Peak year: 1993
Average age: 27
Top Census group: White (77.0%)
Estimated bearers: 105K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #335
Per 100K: 30.57
Top ancestry: White (75.7%)
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
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Taylor
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Taylor, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 77.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Taylor described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Taylor at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White77.0% · 299,790
- Black or African American10.5% · 41,009
- Hispanic or Latino5.3% · 20,684
- Two or more races4.9% · 19,242
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.4% · 5,392
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 3,110
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Stanley surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Stanley, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 75.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Stanley described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Stanley at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White75.7% · 69,181
- Black or African American14.8% · 13,478
- Two or more races4.2% · 3,810
- Hispanic or Latino3.4% · 3,134
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 893
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.0% · 879
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).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Taylor right now.
The surname Stanley appears at a rate of 30.57 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0306%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 131 people with the full name Taylor Stanley. 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 Stanley: questions and answers
How many people are named Taylor Stanley?
We estimate approximately 131 people in the United States share the full name Taylor Stanley. That works out to about 1 in 2,616,445 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1248%) with the surname frequency (30.57 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Taylor Stanley?
We classify Taylor Stanley as "Very Rare". About 1 in 2,616,445 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 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many Americans are named Taylor Stanley?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.