Blondie, Tay Tay and T. Swizzle? Here Are Our 15+ Fave Taylor Swift Nicknames

Taylor Swift may have sung, "You could call me babe for the weekend" on the evermore album, but what do fans regularly call her? Well, there's actually no simple answer, because there are plenty of fun nicknames for Taylor Swift that her fandom has totally embraced.

While fans are known as "Swifties," Taylor Swift nicknames come in a much larger variety. So, when she sings, "Put my name at the top of your list," we can't help but wonder—which one?! We're not quite sure any of these nicknames can claim, "I promise that you'll never find another like me." That's why we're going down the full list of the best Taylor Swift nicknames.

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15+ Fan-Favorite Nicknames for Taylor Swift

Blondie

Taylor's hair could also be said to fall "into place like dominoes," but one thing's for sure—it inspired this popular nickname.

Tay Tay

Another common nickname for Swift, it's also frequently shortened to simply "Tay" (just ask Travis Kelce!).

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T.Swizzle

Introduced as "T-Swizzle" (and "T-Pizzle") by T-Pain in the 2009 parody track they did together called "Thug Story" for the CMT Awards, Taylor also referred to herself as "T-Sweezy" during the song.

Fans continue to call her T-Swizzle even to this day.

Director Taylor Swift

This one's newer, but we definitely think it'll stick.

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Becky

Back in 2014, a Tumblr meme went around with an older photo of Swift next to a caption from someone claiming that their friend "Becky" died instantly from marijuana use, with someone else responding "pretty sure that's Taylor Swift," and receiving the reply back, "no its becky." Taylor later stepped out in a "no its becky" shirt.

T-Swift

This nickname for Taylor Swift has been used for what seems like forever!

Nils Sjöberg

Before there was Joe Alwyn's "William Bowery" pseudonym, there was "Nils Sjöberg"—used by Taylor Swift when she wrote "This Is What You Came For" for Calvin Harris and Rihanna.

Taylor Smith

On the ACM red carpet in 2012, a reporter referred to our girl as "Taylor Smith."

It's something fans continue to think about and joke about to this day.

Miss Americana

This Taylor Swift nickname became popular after her 2020 Netflix documentary of the same name.

Thir-Tay

Okay, this one was just used by Taylor's BFF Abigail Anderson Berard in 2019 while celebrating Tay's birthday. But we'll continue using it for all of her birthdays in this decade. After all, she'll be turning Thir-Tay-Five this year!

Teffy

Taylor's brother, Austin Swift, calls the singer "Teffy."

Dr. Swift

In May 2022, Taylor Swift was awarded an honorary doctorate of fine arts from New York University, where she first gave us a surprise Easter egg with a "Labyrinth" lyric off of Midnights, followed by the comment, "And I am a doctor now, so I know how breathing works." Fans were quick to call her by this new title.

Dead Tooth

"You call me 'Dead Tooth' more than you call me Taylor," Swift said to her friend and collaborator, Jack Antonoff, in a 2014 MTV interview. All thanks to chipping her tooth on a microphone.

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The Music Industry

While some fans say, "Taylor Swift is the music industry," others shorten it up by simply referring to her as "The Music Industry."

Cat Lady

Can't forget this big one that she has no problem owning. We all remember the lyric, "Guess I'll just stumble on home to my cats" from "Gorgeous."

Many fans don't stick to just one Taylor Swift nickname, but instead, make use of them all.

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