Charley Taylor
There are approximately 45 people named Charley Taylor living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 7,616,763 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Charley with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Taylor. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
45
1 in 7,616,763
Named Charley
18K
Alive today
Named Taylor
873K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 18K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Unisex
Peak year: 2014
Average age: 30
Estimated bearers: 873K
Rarity: Very Common
Census rank: #17
Per 100K: 254.67
Top ancestry: White (65.4%)
First name trend
Charley: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Charley. The peak year was 2014 with 719 births. The average person named Charley today is 30 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Taylor surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Taylor, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 65.4%.
- White65.4%
- Black or African American28.4%
- Hispanic or Latino2.5%
- Two or more races2.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Charley has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0052% of the US population, based on 17,711 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Taylor appears at a rate of 254.67 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.2547%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 45 people with the full name Charley Taylor. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people with the surname Taylor
FAQ
Charley Taylor: questions and answers
How many people are named Charley Taylor?
We estimate approximately 45 people in the United States share the full name Charley Taylor. That works out to about 1 in 7,616,763 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0052%) with the surname frequency (254.67 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Charley Taylor?
We classify Charley Taylor as "Very Rare". About 1 in 7,616,763 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Charley a male or female name?
Charley is predominantly unisex. Out of 34,872 total SSA registrations, 68.5% were male and 31.5% were female. See the full Charley 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.