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
1994 · 30,482 births
Debut · boys
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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201985peak #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——
1890——
1889—#7897
1888—#1,0315
1887——
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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 1985

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #33 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 112 boysAKMaine: #26 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 88 boysMEVermont: #15 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 54 boysVTNew Hampshire: #32 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 97 boysNHWashington: #17 for boys · 429 births · 1 in 73 boysWAIdaho: #12 for boys · 126 births · 1 in 57 boysIDMontana: #6 for boys · 124 births · 1 in 45 boysMTNorth Dakota: #5 for boys · 138 births · 1 in 40 boysNDMinnesota: #28 for boys · 355 births · 1 in 89 boysMNIllinois: #49 for boys · 384 births · 1 in 214 boysILWisconsin: #25 for boys · 413 births · 1 in 83 boysWIMichigan: #50 for boys · 298 births · 1 in 219 boysMINew York: #87 for boys · 246 births · 1 in 492 boysNYMassachusetts: #55 for boys · 152 births · 1 in 258 boysMARhode Island: #60 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 270 boysRIOregon: #17 for boys · 258 births · 1 in 71 boysORNevada: #36 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 126 boysNVWyoming: #25 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 75 boysWYSouth Dakota: #6 for boys · 121 births · 1 in 42 boysSDIowa: #15 for boys · 317 births · 1 in 61 boysIAIndiana: #35 for boys · 300 births · 1 in 126 boysINOhio: #41 for boys · 520 births · 1 in 148 boysOHPennsylvania: #51 for boys · 362 births · 1 in 213 boysPANew Jersey: #86 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 568 boysNJConnecticut: #48 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 212 boysCTCalifornia: #52 for boys · 967 births · 1 in 231 boysCAUtah: #6 for boys · 346 births · 1 in 49 boysUTColorado: #22 for boys · 308 births · 1 in 82 boysCONebraska: #15 for boys · 183 births · 1 in 64 boysNEMissouri: #36 for boys · 297 births · 1 in 124 boysMOKentucky: #44 for boys · 139 births · 1 in 179 boysKYWest Virginia: #54 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 207 boysWVVirginia: #54 for boys · 141 births · 1 in 268 boysVAMaryland: #68 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 347 boysMDDelaware: #59 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 287 boysDEArizona: #33 for boys · 203 births · 1 in 130 boysAZNew Mexico: #58 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 247 boysNMKansas: #17 for boys · 249 births · 1 in 70 boysKSArkansas: #44 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 164 boysARTennessee: #45 for boys · 165 births · 1 in 195 boysTNNorth Carolina: #50 for boys · 176 births · 1 in 230 boysNCSouth Carolina: #64 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 324 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #98 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 483 boysDCOklahoma: #20 for boys · 284 births · 1 in 83 boysOKLouisiana: #59 for boys · 126 births · 1 in 285 boysLAMississippi: #50 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 248 boysMSAlabama: #43 for boys · 125 births · 1 in 204 boysALGeorgia: #48 for boys · 185 births · 1 in 233 boysGAHawaii: #36 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 137 boysHITexas: #65 for boys · 464 births · 1 in 317 boysTXFlorida: #54 for boys · 265 births · 1 in 282 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#5 · 1 in 40
  2. South Dakota#6 · 1 in 42
  3. Montana#6 · 1 in 45
  4. Utah#6 · 1 in 49
  5. Idaho#12 · 1 in 57

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#51381 in 40
Montana#61241 in 45
South Dakota#61211 in 42
Utah#63461 in 49
Idaho#121261 in 57
Iowa#153171 in 61
Nebraska#151831 in 64
Vermont#15621 in 54
Kansas#172491 in 70
Oregon#172581 in 71
Washington#174291 in 73
Oklahoma#202841 in 83
Colorado#223081 in 82
Wisconsin#254131 in 83
Wyoming#25461 in 75
Maine#26821 in 88
Minnesota#283551 in 89
New Hampshire#32711 in 97
Alaska#33451 in 112
Arizona#332031 in 130
Indiana#353001 in 126
Hawaii#36501 in 137
Missouri#362971 in 124
Nevada#36491 in 126
Ohio#415201 in 148
Alabama#431251 in 204
Arkansas#44931 in 164
Kentucky#441391 in 179
Tennessee#451651 in 195
Connecticut#48941 in 212
Georgia#481851 in 233
Illinois#493841 in 214
Michigan#502981 in 219
Mississippi#50701 in 248
North Carolina#501761 in 230
Pennsylvania#513621 in 213
California#529671 in 231
Florida#542651 in 282
Virginia#541411 in 268
West Virginia#54561 in 207
Massachusetts#551521 in 258
New Mexico#58471 in 247
Delaware#59141 in 287
Louisiana#591261 in 285
Rhode Island#60221 in 270
South Carolina#64661 in 324
Texas#654641 in 317
Maryland#68801 in 347
New Jersey#86821 in 568
New York#872461 in 492
District of Columbia#98161 in 483

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 1985

girls
#833
195 births · 1 in 8,825 girls
boys
#43
10,211 births · 1 in 181 boys

Top girls' names in 1985

  1. #1Jessica48,345
  2. #2Ashley47,010
  3. #3Jennifer42,661
  4. #4Amanda39,055
  5. #5Sarah24,879
  6. #6Stephanie23,243
  7. #7Nicole22,966
  8. #8Heather21,151
  9. #9Elizabeth20,545
  10. #10Megan20,013
  11. #833Tyler195

Top boys' names in 1985

  1. #1Michael64,934
  2. #2Christopher59,609
  3. #3Matthew47,075
  4. #4Joshua42,194
  5. #5Daniel38,559
  6. #6David38,522
  7. #7James35,862
  8. #8Robert32,094
  9. #9John31,502
  10. #10Joseph30,222
  11. #43Tyler10,211
More about 1985

girls

1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 8,825 of them was named Tyler, which outranked 93.3% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tyler
  1. #829Karin196
  2. #829Tyra196
  3. #829Zoe196
  4. #833Tyler195
  5. #833Alyse195
  6. #833Hallie195
  7. #833Lourdes195
  8. #838Gail194
  9. #838Jesica194
  10. #838Louise194

Tied with 4 names at #833; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 7,360Kayleigh#8,153 → #793
  2. ↑ 1,675Madison#2,299 → #624
  3. ↑ 1,167Cierra#1,633 → #466
  4. ↑ 1,002Ciera#1,703 → #701
  5. ↑ 787Krystina#1,332 → #545
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,164Grisel#784 → #1,948
  2. ↓ 893Ciji#963 → #1,856
  3. ↓ 419Falon#914 → #1,333
  4. ↓ 364Alesia#969 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 362Echo#845 → #1,207

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

boys

1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 181 of them was named Tyler, which outranked 99.4% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tyler
  1. #40Nathan10,653
  2. #41Dustin10,439
  3. #42Paul10,315
  4. #43Tyler10,211
  5. #44Scott10,145
  6. #45Gregory9,767
  7. #46Travis9,094
Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,425Jaymes#3,270 → #845
  2. ↑ 977Trace#1,933 → #956
  3. ↑ 933Durrell#1,656 → #723
  4. ↑ 793Durell#1,399 → #606
  5. ↑ 562Brandyn#1,444 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 420Anwar#951 → #1,371
  2. ↓ 345Zebulon#976 → #1,321
  3. ↓ 303Tavares#925 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 250Alonso#931 → #1,181
  5. ↓ 228Abdul#1,000 → #1,228

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

See the top 100 for 1985 →