Tyler
Tyler is a given name that is gender-neutral but predominantly male, as well as a surname.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Tyler
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tyler is a given name that is gender-neutral but predominantly male, as well as a surname.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Tyler
Tyler first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1994: 30,480 births, good for #5 nationwide. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 43% of all recorded Tylers. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #206 among baby boy names with 1,707 births, falling sharply (-37%). In total, more than 606K Tylers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Tyler
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Tyler. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Tyler
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About the name Tyler
Tyler is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 606K births in the dataset. Tyler's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #5. Use the chart and map above to compare Tyler'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.