What about Athena?
Jonathan Taylor Thomas.
But then, I watched way too much Home Improvement when I was a kid.
it’s tool time
LOL. To me Taylor is either a wasp last name or a stripper first name!
Yikes, I’ll make sure to not mention this thread to my 13 year old sister, Taylor.
To me, it says redneck North Carolina. I can just hear it, pronounced by an angry, southern mother, with that NC drawl “Tayyylor!”
Tons of Taylors (mostly boys actually) when I was growing up in Swansboro, NC.
Wow! I had no idea that Taylor would be so universally disliked. So, I’ll be the voice of dissent. 
I like the name Taylor. I associate it more with a boy, but it works well for a girl, too. If I hear the name, I expect to meet a middle-class, white kid.
On a sidenote: I’m surprised that I like Taylor. I grew up next door to a Taylor that was quite a brat. But that was his Mom’s fault.
Hey, there’s good money in exotic dancing. 
Might I ask what posed the question? Are you considering this for a baby name?
I agree that it sounds like an upscale trendy name (and of course there is that adult film industry career…) It’s not even close to the dredge of names like Trellis or Dakota. Those are just “blech”.
A thread where apes evolved from boring usernames?
A guy I know irl named his kid Taylor. He hated the choice after about twenty kazillion people kept saying “TAYLOR!” in that breathy yell kind of way Nova did.
Live and learn.
It says ‘Irresponsible’ to me.
It says, “We already named our first gender-ambiguous child Jordan.”
well, i know a guy named taylor…and he always carries crack in his wallet…and i got a friend with a little sister named taylor who is 7 or 8 or something…
To me, it says: “I’m a boy born in 1994. My sister is named Dakota.”
I concur except that I’d probably say “yawn,” as in it’s generic and instead of “yuck.”
LilyoftheValley, future siblings would be Hunter, Prentice, and the twins, Morgan and Logan.
Oh, and who could forget adorable little Madison?
Unfortunately for that plan, she’s a bit bookish and really into video games and anime.
Taylor is either a 15-yo boy, son of yuppie suburban parents, or an 8-yo girl, daughter of same. My neighbors, for example. I can never remember if their kid is Taylor or Madison–it is in fact Taylor, and the boy is Austin. Another Taylor of my acquaintance has a brother named Walker.
(Yes, I’m also a yuppie suburban parent. I go for traditional and reasonably dignified; if it doesn’t sound good with “Supreme Court Justice” in front of it, I won’t use it. Not that I expect them to become Justices, mind you.)
Really weird but that’s the first thing that popped into my head too. BOWL CUT. (I seem to remember that kid had a bowl cut and then later became hot.)
My second impression was child of yuppie and my third was porno chick. So pretty much everything I thought of has been covered.
First thing I thought of was the Red Rooster, personally, but I doubt many others are like minded.
So far as personal opinions go, I don’t mind it… if you like it and want to name a child that, go for it. So long as you’re not naming them Chlamydia or Orangello, I won’t be bothered and even then, it’s still not my business.
And Bear_Nenno, I like the name Athena but I’m biased in that it means something personal to me. Why do you ask?
For a boy’s name: Upper crustish and a little bit sissy
For a girl… “And now appearing on the main stage it’s TAAAAAAAYLOR! Be nice to her guys, and tip those bar tenders!”