Tylee
Tylee is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:André Tylee, English psychiatrist Arthur Kellam Tylee, Canadian officer James Tylee, American politician Marion Tylee, New Zealand artistGiven nameTylee Craft (2001–2024), American football player Tylee Ryan, a victim in a 2019 murder case
Meaning & Origin of Tylee
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tylee is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:André Tylee, English psychiatrist Arthur Kellam Tylee, Canadian officer James Tylee, American politician Marion Tylee, New Zealand artistGiven nameTylee Craft (2001–2024), American football player Tylee Ryan, a victim in a 2019 murder case
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The Story of Tylee
As a girl name
American parents first put Tylee on the record books as a girl name in 1972, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 80 Tylees were born — ranking #2,396 that year. About 33% of every Tylee on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Tylee ranks #2,999 for girls with 55 births, gradually rising (+13%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Tylee first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1987, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2002: 23 births, good for #3,670 nationwide. About 49% of every Tylee on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Tylee last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 395 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Tylee
Tylee is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Tylee's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #2,396. Use the chart and map above to compare Tylee'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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