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Origin & history of Tailey1
Modern American roots
Tailey comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Little Tall One..
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How popular is Tailey?
2001
peak year
Today, Tailey is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #15539), with only about 6 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2001, 11 babies were given the name (ranked #9292 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. In all, around 67 babies have been registered as Tailey since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
11
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #9,292)
(ranked #9,292)
6
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
60
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
67
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Tailey9
Life path number
The Humanitarian
Compassion, wisdom and humanitarianism.
🌍Humanitarian
🎨Creative
🌟Wise
💝Loving
T2
A1
I9
L3
E5
Y7
Sum: 27 → Life path 9
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Personality of Tailey🌍
Compassionate soul
They carry the weight of the world with grace.
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Richly creative
Deep feeling translates into deep art.
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Old soul wisdom
They've always seemed wiser than their years.
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Unconditional love
Their love is vast and forgiving.
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