Boy nameCurrently #191 in the USFalling
Tyler
TY-ler//ˈtaɪlər//
2 syllablesPeak year: 19945 lettersStarts with T
Meaning & origin
Tile maker
Tyler comes from the medieval English occupational surname for someone who made or laid roof tiles. Its smooth sound made it one of the most popular boys' names of the 1990s and 2000s.
Tyler's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Tyler |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 7 |
| 1884 | 5 |
| 1888 | 5 |
| 1889 | 7 |
| 1892 | 5 |
| 1895 | 5 |
| 1896 | 6 |
| 1898 | 5 |
| 1899 | 5 |
| 1900 | 11 |
| 1903 | 6 |
| 1904 | 5 |
| 1905 | 6 |
| 1907 | 5 |
| 1908 | 7 |
| 1910 | 8 |
| 1911 | 13 |
| 1912 | 21 |
| 1913 | 13 |
| 1914 | 15 |
| 1915 | 22 |
| 1916 | 27 |
| 1917 | 26 |
| 1918 | 27 |
| 1919 | 31 |
| 1920 | 30 |
| 1921 | 25 |
| 1922 | 35 |
| 1923 | 24 |
| 1924 | 22 |
| 1925 | 22 |
| 1926 | 21 |
| 1927 | 27 |
| 1928 | 34 |
| 1929 | 19 |
| 1930 | 28 |
| 1931 | 21 |
| 1932 | 24 |
| 1933 | 17 |
| 1934 | 15 |
| 1935 | 26 |
| 1936 | 12 |
| 1937 | 19 |
| 1938 | 33 |
| 1939 | 39 |
| 1940 | 35 |
| 1941 | 41 |
| 1942 | 34 |
| 1943 | 39 |
| 1944 | 43 |
| 1945 | 42 |
| 1946 | 52 |
| 1947 | 67 |
| 1948 | 68 |
| 1949 | 71 |
| 1950 | 79 |
| 1951 | 71 |
| 1952 | 88 |
| 1953 | 101 |
| 1954 | 117 |
| 1955 | 117 |
| 1956 | 138 |
| 1957 | 148 |
| 1958 | 145 |
| 1959 | 151 |
| 1960 | 185 |
| 1961 | 197 |
| 1962 | 236 |
| 1963 | 290 |
| 1964 | 324 |
| 1965 | 308 |
| 1966 | 341 |
| 1967 | 435 |
| 1968 | 450 |
| 1969 | 510 |
| 1970 | 775 |
| 1971 | 741 |
| 1972 | 847 |
| 1973 | 770 |
| 1974 | 949 |
| 1975 | 1,094 |
| 1976 | 1,302 |
| 1977 | 1,492 |
| 1978 | 1,809 |
| 1979 | 2,104 |
| 1980 | 2,683 |
| 1981 | 3,206 |
| 1982 | 4,713 |
| 1983 | 5,954 |
| 1984 | 8,896 |
| 1985 | 10,406 |
| 1986 | 11,111 |
| 1987 | 11,791 |
| 1988 | 13,612 |
| 1989 | 15,862 |
| 1990 | 21,088 |
| 1991 | 25,844 |
| 1992 | 29,782 |
| 1993 | 30,981 |
| 1994 | 31,534 |
| 1995 | 30,077 |
| 1996 | 27,804 |
| 1997 | 25,638 |
| 1998 | 24,522 |
| 1999 | 23,455 |
| 2000 | 22,189 |
| 2001 | 19,844 |
| 2002 | 18,789 |
| 2003 | 18,641 |
| 2004 | 17,941 |
| 2005 | 17,345 |
| 2006 | 15,929 |
| 2007 | 14,425 |
| 2008 | 12,968 |
| 2009 | 11,789 |
| 2010 | 10,653 |
| 2011 | 9,033 |
| 2012 | 7,881 |
| 2013 | 6,832 |
| 2014 | 6,019 |
| 2015 | 5,377 |
| 2016 | 4,705 |
| 2017 | 3,959 |
| 2018 | 3,502 |
| 2019 | 3,171 |
| 2020 | 2,940 |
| 2021 | 2,590 |
| 2022 | 2,399 |
| 2023 | 2,199 |
| 2024 | 2,040 |
Tyler through the decades
- Tyler peaked in 1994, when 31,534 babies were named Tyler in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Tyler has fallen 71% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Tyler currently ranks #191 in the US and is cooling off.
Nicknames
Ty
Variants & spellings
Tiler