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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202018peak #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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1885——
1884—#9715
1883——
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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 2018

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #90 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 294 boysAKMaine: #114 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 353 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Tyler, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #96 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 304 boysNHWashington: #166 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 664 boysWAIdaho: #234 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 777 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Tyler, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #154 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 487 boysNDMinnesota: #151 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 567 boysMNIllinois: #107 for boys · 131 births · 1 in 456 boysILWisconsin: #148 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 548 boysWIMichigan: #120 for boys · 102 births · 1 in 450 boysMINew York: #78 for boys · 273 births · 1 in 351 boysNYMassachusetts: #66 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 269 boysMARhode Island: #89 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 271 boysRIOregon: #189 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 722 boysORNevada: #136 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 470 boysNVWyoming: #97 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 236 boysWYSouth Dakota: #215 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 632 boysSDIowa: #145 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 495 boysIAIndiana: #122 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 459 boysINOhio: #120 for boys · 129 births · 1 in 444 boysOHPennsylvania: #93 for boys · 161 births · 1 in 356 boysPANew Jersey: #68 for boys · 143 births · 1 in 281 boysNJConnecticut: #74 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 278 boysCTCalifornia: #159 for boys · 300 births · 1 in 688 boysCAUtah: #119 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 443 boysUTColorado: #133 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 506 boysCONebraska: #187 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 627 boysNEMissouri: #122 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 460 boysMOKentucky: #157 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 598 boysKYWest Virginia: #121 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 420 boysWVVirginia: #98 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 396 boysVAMaryland: #108 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 394 boysMDDelaware: #174 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 537 boysDEArizona: #150 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 551 boysAZNew Mexico: #204 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 695 boysNMKansas: #255 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 969 boysKSArkansas: #185 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 644 boysARTennessee: #115 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 461 boysTNNorth Carolina: #134 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 534 boysNCSouth Carolina: #90 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 343 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #72 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 247 boysDCOklahoma: #134 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 495 boysOKLouisiana: #107 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 431 boysLAMississippi: #63 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 245 boysMSAlabama: #107 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 411 boysALGeorgia: #97 for boys · 132 births · 1 in 395 boysGAHawaii: #127 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 383 boysHITexas: #186 for boys · 226 births · 1 in 774 boysTXFlorida: #99 for boys · 229 births · 1 in 419 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#63 · 1 in 245
  2. Massachusetts#66 · 1 in 269
  3. New Jersey#68 · 1 in 281
  4. District of Columbia#72 · 1 in 247
  5. Connecticut#74 · 1 in 278

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#63531 in 245
Massachusetts#661051 in 269
New Jersey#681431 in 281
District of Columbia#72161 in 247
Connecticut#74501 in 278
New York#782731 in 351
Rhode Island#89131 in 271
Alaska#90101 in 294
South Carolina#90611 in 343
Pennsylvania#931611 in 356
New Hampshire#96141 in 304
Georgia#971321 in 395
Wyoming#9761 in 236
Virginia#981031 in 396
Florida#992291 in 419
Alabama#107551 in 411
Illinois#1071311 in 456
Louisiana#107531 in 431
Maryland#108671 in 394
Maine#114121 in 353
Tennessee#115771 in 461
Utah#119441 in 443
Michigan#1201021 in 450
Ohio#1201291 in 444
West Virginia#121181 in 420
Indiana#122741 in 459
Missouri#122661 in 460
Hawaii#127101 in 383
Colorado#133511 in 506
North Carolina#134941 in 534
Oklahoma#134381 in 495
Nevada#136281 in 470
Iowa#145291 in 495
Wisconsin#148471 in 548
Arizona#150621 in 551
Minnesota#151471 in 567
North Dakota#15481 in 487
Kentucky#157351 in 598
California#1593001 in 688
Washington#166521 in 664
Delaware#17461 in 537
Arkansas#185211 in 644
Texas#1862261 in 774
Nebraska#187151 in 627
Oregon#189231 in 722
New Mexico#204111 in 695
South Dakota#21561 in 632
Idaho#234101 in 777
Kansas#255151 in 969
Montana———
Vermont———

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 2018

girls
#1,371
164 births · 1 in 10,372 girls
boys
#119
3,341 births · 1 in 544 boys

Top girls' names in 2018

  1. #1Emma18,824
  2. #2Olivia18,061
  3. #3Ava15,034
  4. #4Isabella14,575
  5. #5Sophia14,013
  6. #6Charlotte13,038
  7. #7Mia12,742
  8. #8Amelia12,405
  9. #9Harper10,646
  10. #10Evelyn10,433
  11. #1,371Tyler164

Top boys' names in 2018

  1. #1Liam19,977
  2. #2Noah18,441
  3. #3William14,646
  4. #4James13,650
  5. #5Oliver13,500
  6. #6Benjamin13,488
  7. #7Elijah13,020
  8. #8Lucas12,665
  9. #9Mason12,526
  10. #10Logan12,447
  11. #119Tyler3,341
More about 2018

girls

1,701,074 girls got a published name in 2018; 1 in 10,372 of them was named Tyler, which outranked 92.4% of the 18,152 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tyler
  1. #1,367Lincoln165
  2. #1,367Londynn165
  3. #1,367Rhyan165
  4. #1,371Tyler164
  5. #1,371Ameera164
  6. #1,371Ashanti164
  7. #1,371Emani164
  8. #1,378Aarna163
  9. #1,378Abbigail163
  10. #1,378Christiana163

Tied with 6 names at #1,371; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
  1. ↑ 680Meghan#1,387 → #707
  2. ↑ 567Dior#1,360 → #793
  3. ↑ 367Palmer#1,042 → #675
  4. ↑ 361Adalee#1,217 → #856
  5. ↑ 346Oaklynn#888 → #542
Fallers
  1. ↓ 334Audrina#847 → #1,181
  2. ↓ 234Courtney#952 → #1,186
  3. ↓ 232Marjorie#938 → #1,170
  4. ↓ 228Anabelle#969 → #1,197
  5. ↓ 225Angelique#799 → #1,024

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

boys

1,816,158 boys got a published name in 2018; 1 in 544 of them was named Tyler, which outranked 99.2% of the 14,118 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tyler
  1. #116Nathaniel3,391
  2. #117Kingston3,383
  3. #118Cole3,348
  4. #119Tyler3,341
  5. #120Bennett3,301
  6. #121Bentley3,279
  7. #122Ryker3,247
Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
  1. ↑ 594Genesis#1,575 → #981
  2. ↑ 436Baker#1,149 → #713
  3. ↑ 430Saint#1,287 → #857
  4. ↑ 319Kairo#802 → #483
  5. ↑ 307Watson#1,020 → #713
Fallers
  1. ↓ 235Aaden#893 → #1,128
  2. ↓ 224Dilan#917 → #1,141
  3. ↓ 201Craig#980 → #1,181
  4. ↓ 177Mike#951 → #1,128
  5. ↓ 172Harper#798 → #970

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

See the top 100 for 2018 →