Tiler
Tiler is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Brian Tiler (1943–1990), English footballer Carl Tiler, English footballer Ken Tiler, English footballer Rebekah Tiler, British weightlifter William Tiler, English politician
Meaning & Origin of Tiler
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tiler is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Brian Tiler (1943–1990), English footballer Carl Tiler, English footballer Ken Tiler, English footballer Rebekah Tiler, British weightlifter William Tiler, English politician
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The Story of Tiler
As a girl name
American parents first put Tiler on the record books as a girl name in 1990, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 8 Tilers were born — ranking #9,559 that year. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 83% of all recorded Tilers. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2005 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 59 Tilers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Tiler first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1990, with 9 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2000: 24 births, good for #3,423 nationwide. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 49% of all recorded Tilers. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2013 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 286 Tilers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Tiler
Tiler is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 286 births in the dataset. Tiler's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #3,423. Use the chart and map above to compare Tiler's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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