Tyler

#1,911 for girls in 2025, 101 births · #219 for boys in 2025, 1,633 births
Given to boys 97.2% of the time

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Peak · boys
#5
1994 · 30,482 births
Debut · boys
1880
7 births
In top 100 · boys
36 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
603,970
since 1880

Tyler over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201981peak #5, 1994boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,911101#2191,633
2024#1,591132#1911,915
2023#1,614129#1772,073
2022#1,590133#1632,268
2021#1,460147#1572,444
2020#1,503142#1302,801
2019#1,465150#1273,024
2018#1,371164#1193,341
2017#1,311178#1053,788
2016#1,271191#914,515
2015#1,223202#815,175
2014#1,368170#725,851
2013#1,347173#636,660
2012#1,334176#507,706
2011#1,292182#388,851
2010#1,223197#3410,458
2009#1,063240#2811,551
2008#1,014260#2812,709
2007#873320#2114,106
2006#734380#1815,550
2005#751357#1616,989
2004#577491#1617,450
2003#599456#1518,185
2002#525523#1418,266
2001#490569#1319,275
2000#415683#1021,506
1999#371788#1022,669
1998#355810#823,712
1997#363760#1024,879
1996#333849#726,956
1995#303917#629,161
1994#2661,054#530,482
1993#2381,182#529,800
1992#282978#828,806
1991#403634#1625,209
1990#535445#2120,646
1989#726272#3015,594
1988#713263#3313,349
1987#718252#3911,542
1986#837199#4010,912
1985#833195#4310,211
1984#829190#478,705
1983#1,049132#575,821
1982#1,064135#664,577
1981#1,38289#963,117
1980#1,80560#1142,623
1979#1,81459#1312,044
1978#1,84154#1501,752
1977#2,25740#1651,452
1976#2,09941#1791,260
1975#2,19638#2051,056
1974#2,68327#227922
1973#3,12221#260748
1972#3,89415#250832
1971#3,26620#286721
1970#2,85624#283749
1969#3,01220#357490
1968#3,45615#372435
1967#3,34015#366420
1966#3,95911#418330
1965#3,95211#450297
1964#3,37915#454309
1963#4,8968#469282
1962#6,5785#522231
1961—#558197
1960#5,1687#585177
1959#6,2455#641145
1958—#640145
1957#4,9187#648141
1956#5,9525#657133
1955—#676117
1954—#666117
1953—#707101
1952#5,5635#77083
1951—#83371
1950—#77179
1949—#81471
1948—#82468
1947—#84267
1946—#92552
1945—#98642
1944—#99143
1943—#1,08839
1942—#1,19334
1941—#1,00441
1940—#1,10735
1939—#1,01539
1938—#1,12533
1937—#1,57619
1936—#2,06212
1935—#1,32626
1934—#1,86015
1933—#1,70717
1932—#1,42624
1931—#1,53821
1930—#1,36828
1929—#1,73119
1928#4,7255#1,35329
1927—#1,43627
1926—#1,66121
1925—#1,62822
1924—#1,67522
1923—#1,55124
1922—#1,22235
1921—#1,50925
1920—#1,32330
1919—#1,26431
1918—#1,37327
1917—#1,36226
1916—#1,30427
1915—#1,45422
1914—#1,60815
1913—#1,49713
1912—#1,00021
1911—#92513
1910—#1,1938
1909——
1908—#1,1137
1907—#1,3455
1906——
1905—#1,0916
1904—#1,2055
1903—#1,0096
1902——
1901——
1900—#78511
1899—#1,0515
1898—#1,1215
1897——
1896—#9826
1895—#1,0795
1894——
1893——
1892—#1,0665
1891——
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1889—#7897
1888—#1,0315
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1884—#9715
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1880—#7457
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Tyler was already there! It came in at #745, and was given to 7 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1881–1888, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Tyler is popular in 1981

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #67 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 287 boysAKMaine: #64 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 306 boysMEVermont: #36 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 115 boysVTNew Hampshire: #64 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 293 boysNHWashington: #42 for boys · 196 births · 1 in 162 boysWAIdaho: #31 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 97 boysIDMontana: #37 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 108 boysMTNorth Dakota: #35 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 111 boysNDMinnesota: #73 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 382 boysMNIllinois: #118 for boys · 113 births · 1 in 749 boysILWisconsin: #65 for boys · 108 births · 1 in 321 boysWIMichigan: #136 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 979 boysMINew York: #229 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 1,646 boysNYMassachusetts: #108 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 851 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Tyler, so not publishedRIOregon: #41 for boys · 136 births · 1 in 148 boysORNevada: #57 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 270 boysNVWyoming: #47 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 161 boysWYSouth Dakota: #35 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 115 boysSDIowa: #50 for boys · 110 births · 1 in 198 boysIAIndiana: #87 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 472 boysINOhio: #114 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 815 boysOHPennsylvania: #133 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 1,090 boysPANew Jersey: #225 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,846 boysNJConnecticut: #96 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 637 boysCTCalifornia: #123 for boys · 338 births · 1 in 594 boysCAUtah: #23 for boys · 229 births · 1 in 83 boysUTColorado: #54 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 243 boysCONebraska: #48 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 176 boysNEMissouri: #75 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 394 boysMOKentucky: #143 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,040 boysKYWest Virginia: #142 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,175 boysWVVirginia: #172 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,192 boysVAMaryland: #189 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,273 boysMDDelaware: #126 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 759 boysDEArizona: #73 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 368 boysAZNew Mexico: #169 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 797 boysNMKansas: #50 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 200 boysKSArkansas: #212 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,528 boysARTennessee: #127 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 809 boysTNNorth Carolina: #192 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,351 boysNCSouth Carolina: #191 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,173 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Tyler, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #84 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 428 boysOKLouisiana: #264 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,746 boysLAMississippi: #349 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,750 boysMSAlabama: #142 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 752 boysALGeorgia: #164 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,007 boysGAHawaii: #80 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 379 boysHITexas: #230 for boys · 102 births · 1 in 1,350 boysTXFlorida: #207 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 1,339 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#23 · 1 in 83
  2. Idaho#31 · 1 in 97
  3. North Dakota#35 · 1 in 111
  4. South Dakota#35 · 1 in 115
  5. Vermont#36 · 1 in 115

Best ever in a state: #1 in South Dakota, 1990.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#232291 in 83
Idaho#31841 in 97
North Dakota#35531 in 111
South Dakota#35471 in 115
Vermont#36281 in 115
Montana#37541 in 108
Oregon#411361 in 148
Washington#421961 in 162
Wyoming#47251 in 161
Nebraska#48701 in 176
Iowa#501101 in 198
Kansas#50911 in 200
Colorado#54981 in 243
Nevada#57211 in 270
Maine#64231 in 306
New Hampshire#64211 in 293
Wisconsin#651081 in 321
Alaska#67141 in 287
Arizona#73631 in 368
Minnesota#73861 in 382
Missouri#75931 in 394
Hawaii#80181 in 379
Oklahoma#84551 in 428
Indiana#87851 in 472
Connecticut#96281 in 637
Massachusetts#108421 in 851
Ohio#114991 in 815
Illinois#1181131 in 749
California#1233381 in 594
Delaware#12651 in 759
Tennessee#127401 in 809
Pennsylvania#133711 in 1,090
Michigan#136671 in 979
Alabama#142351 in 752
West Virginia#142111 in 1,175
Kentucky#143261 in 1,040
Georgia#164401 in 1,007
New Mexico#169141 in 797
Virginia#172291 in 1,192
Maryland#189191 in 1,273
South Carolina#191181 in 1,173
North Carolina#192281 in 1,351
Florida#207471 in 1,339
Arkansas#212101 in 1,528
New Jersey#225231 in 1,846
New York#229691 in 1,646
Texas#2301021 in 1,350
Louisiana#264211 in 1,746
Mississippi#34971 in 2,750
District of Columbia———
Rhode Island———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Tyler
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 28 spots since 2024 (#191 → #219)
  • 89 spots since 2020 (#130 → #219)
  • 138 spots since 2015 (#81 → #219)
  • Biggest jump: 268 spots in 1911 (#1,193 → #925)
  • Biggest drop: 497 spots in 1913 (#1,000 → #1,497)
Rise & fade · boys
114 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1994 at #5 (30,482 births)
  • Births halved by 2007, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 10 for 9 yrs
  • Top 10: 9 yrs · run 1992–2000
  • Top 100: 36 yrs · run 1981–2016
  • Top 1,000: 89 yrs · run 1944–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 63
  • Highest: 1 in 63 boys born in 1994 were named Tyler (1.6%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,046 boys born in 2025 (0.10%)
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 43.4% of all boys named Tyler (262,320) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s24#745 (1880)#884
1890s26#982 (1896)#1,060
1900s40#785 (1900)#1,091
1910s203#925 (1911)#1,298
1920s254#1,222 (1922)#1,509
1930s234#1,015 (1939)#1,500
1940s492#814 (1949)#977
1950s1,132#640 (1958)#701
1960s3,168#357 (1969)#455
1970s11,536#131 (1979)#214
1980s86,451#30 (1989)#57
1990s262,320#5 (1994)#10
2000s165,587#10 (2000)#18
2010s59,369#34 (2010)#78
2020s13,134#130 (2020)#173

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Tyler in 1981

girls
#1,382
89 births · 1 in 18,742 girls
boys
#96
3,117 births · 1 in 575 boys

Top girls' names in 1981

  1. #1Jennifer57,046
  2. #2Jessica42,531
  3. #3Amanda34,372
  4. #4Sarah28,175
  5. #5Melissa28,005
  6. #6Amy20,345
  7. #7Nicole20,310
  8. #8Stephanie20,212
  9. #9Elizabeth20,168
  10. #10Heather17,946
  11. #1,382Tyler89

Top boys' names in 1981

  1. #1Michael68,750
  2. #2Christopher50,221
  3. #3Matthew43,330
  4. #4Jason41,927
  5. #5David40,629
  6. #6Joshua39,024
  7. #7James38,283
  8. #8John34,868
  9. #9Robert34,395
  10. #10Daniel30,985
  11. #96Tyler3,117
More about 1981

girls

1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 18,742 of them was named Tyler, which outranked 88.7% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tyler
  1. #1,368Renea90
  2. #1,368Robbie90
  3. #1,368Valentina90
  4. #1,382Tyler89
  5. #1,382Arianne89
  6. #1,382Ashanti89
  7. #1,382Bethanie89
  8. #1,396Althea88
  9. #1,396Ambar88
  10. #1,396Corrina88

Tied with 13 names at #1,382; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1980
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,850Tashina#4,743 → #893
  2. ↑ 2,742Krystle#3,215 → #473
  3. ↑ 1,800Tierra#2,342 → #542
  4. ↑ 1,398Martine#2,189 → #791
  5. ↑ 999Nereida#1,981 → #982
Fallers
  1. ↓ 764Kylene#990 → #1,754
  2. ↓ 607Renada#708 → #1,315
  3. ↓ 560Ashanti#822 → #1,382
  4. ↓ 399Renata#336 → #735
  5. ↓ 395Tracee#959 → #1,354

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,791,177 boys got a published name in 1981; 1 in 575 of them was named Tyler, which outranked 98.7% of the 7,289 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tyler
  1. #93Jeffery3,334
  2. #94Curtis3,198
  3. #95Seth3,137
  4. #96Tyler3,117
  5. #97Jerry3,056
  6. #98Russell3,048
  7. #99Wesley3,040
Biggest movers since 1980
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,321Marchello#2,162 → #841
  2. ↑ 1,104Skylar#2,058 → #954
  3. ↑ 816Kellen#1,432 → #616
  4. ↑ 499Marcello#1,291 → #792
  5. ↑ 456Tyrel#1,089 → #633
Fallers
  1. ↓ 306Kenyatta#871 → #1,177
  2. ↓ 284Seneca#718 → #1,002
  3. ↓ 247Kimberly#989 → #1,236
  4. ↓ 216Chadd#927 → #1,143
  5. ↓ 214Levar#911 → #1,125

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1981 →