Taylor Swift
There are approximately 34 people named Taylor Swift 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 Swift. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
34
1 in 10,081,010
Named Taylor
428K
Alive today
Named Swift
27K
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: 27K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,468
Per 100K: 7.92
Top ancestry: White (75.4%)
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 Swift surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Swift, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 75.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Swift 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 Swift at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White75.4% · 17,858
- Black or African American15.2% · 3,601
- Two or more races4.0% · 947
- Hispanic or Latino3.5% · 835
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 258
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 179
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 Swift appears at a rate of 7.92 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0079%.
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 Swift. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Taylor Swift: questions and answers
How many people are named Taylor Swift?
We estimate approximately 34 people in the United States share the full name Taylor Swift. 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 (7.92 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Taylor Swift?
We classify Taylor Swift 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 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 people have the full name Taylor Swift?
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