Tyler
Boy · TY-ler · English
Tyler is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “tile maker”. In 2025 it ranked 263rd for boys in the UK (197 babies) and 219th for boys in the US (1,633 babies).
What does Tyler mean?
English: occupational surname
“tile maker”
From an English occupational surname for a maker or layer of tiles; Wat Tyler led the Peasants' Revolt of 1381.
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- TY-ler
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Is Tyler a girl's or a boy's name?
Tyler is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 197 boys in the UK and 101 girls and 1,633 boys in the US.
How popular is Tyler in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #263among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 197about 1 in 1,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 55% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 197 boys in the UK were named Tyler, making it the 263rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 139th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 3,524 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 13 years. 2025 had the fewest boys named Tyler since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Tyler in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 265th in England and Wales, 219th in Scotland and 253rd in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2004 (#36) and 2014 (#47).
Tyler in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 197 | #263 |
| 2024 | 272 | #206 |
| 2023 | 280 | #197 |
| 2022 | 349 | #166 |
| 2021 | 408 | #156 |
| 2020 | 449 | #139 |
| 2019 | 538 | #121 |
| 2018 | 691 | #103 |
| 2017 | 777 | #96 |
| 2016 | 958 | #81 |
| 2015 | 1,087 | #68 |
| 2014 | 1,390 | #48 |
| 2013 | 2,270 | #34 |
| 2012 | 3,524 | #18 |
| 2011 | 2,802 | #30 |
| 2010 | 2,586 | #32 |
| 2009 | 2,602 | #33 |
| 2008 | 2,781 | #29 |
| 2007 | 2,601 | #28 |
| 2006 | 2,546 | #29 |
| 2005 | 2,507 | #33 |
| 2004 | 2,368 | #37 |
| 2003 | 2,267 | #38 |
| 2002 | 1,897 | #40 |
| 2001 | 1,836 | #44 |
| 2000 | 1,450 | #53 |
| 1999 | 1,312 | #60 |
| 1998 | 1,256 | #62 |
| 1997 | 1,199 | #66 |
| 1996 | 1,038 | #72 |
How popular is Tyler in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #219among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 1,633about 1 in 1,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 39% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.3%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 1,633 boys in the US were named Tyler, making it the 219th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 130th. Its busiest year was 1994, with 30,482 boys. 101 girls were also named Tyler in 2025 (1,911th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 31 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Tyler than any year since 1977.
Half of all the boys named Tyler in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tyler in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,633 | #219 |
| 2024 | 1,915 | #191 |
| 2023 | 2,073 | #177 |
| 2022 | 2,268 | #163 |
| 2021 | 2,444 | #157 |
| 2020 | 2,801 | #130 |
| 2019 | 3,024 | #127 |
| 2018 | 3,341 | #119 |
| 2017 | 3,788 | #105 |
| 2016 | 4,515 | #91 |
| 2015 | 5,175 | #81 |
| 2014 | 5,851 | #72 |
| 2013 | 6,660 | #63 |
| 2012 | 7,706 | #50 |
| 2011 | 8,851 | #38 |
| 2010 | 10,458 | #34 |
| 2009 | 11,551 | #28 |
| 2008 | 12,709 | #28 |
| 2007 | 14,106 | #21 |
| 2006 | 15,550 | #18 |
| 2005 | 16,989 | #16 |
| 2004 | 17,450 | #16 |
| 2003 | 18,185 | #15 |
| 2002 | 18,266 | #14 |
| 2001 | 19,275 | #13 |
| 2000 | 21,506 | #10 |
| 1999 | 22,669 | #10 |
| 1998 | 23,712 | #8 |
| 1997 | 24,879 | #10 |
| 1996 | 26,956 | #7 |
| 1995 | 29,161 | #6 |
| 1994 | 30,482 | #5 |
| 1993 | 29,800 | #5 |
| 1992 | 28,806 | #8 |
| 1991 | 25,209 | #16 |
| 1990 | 20,646 | #21 |
| 1989 | 15,594 | #30 |
| 1988 | 13,349 | #33 |
| 1987 | 11,542 | #39 |
| 1986 | 10,912 | #40 |
| 1985 | 10,211 | #43 |
| 1984 | 8,705 | #47 |
| 1983 | 5,821 | #57 |
| 1982 | 4,577 | #66 |
| 1981 | 3,117 | #96 |
| 1980 | 2,623 | #114 |
| 1979 | 2,044 | #131 |
| 1978 | 1,752 | #150 |
| 1977 | 1,452 | #165 |
| 1976 | 1,260 | #179 |
| 1975 | 1,056 | #205 |
| 1974 | 922 | #227 |
| 1973 | 748 | #260 |
| 1972 | 832 | #250 |
| 1971 | 721 | #286 |
| 1970 | 749 | #283 |
| 1969 | 490 | #357 |
| 1968 | 435 | #372 |
| 1967 | 420 | #366 |
| 1966 | 330 | #418 |
| 1965 | 297 | #450 |
| 1964 | 309 | #454 |
| 1963 | 282 | #469 |
| 1962 | 231 | #522 |
| 1961 | 197 | #558 |
| 1960 | 177 | #584 |
| 1959 | 145 | #640 |
| 1958 | 145 | #639 |
| 1957 | 141 | #647 |
| 1956 | 133 | #656 |
| 1955 | 117 | #675 |
| 1954 | 117 | #665 |
| 1953 | 101 | #706 |
| 1952 | 83 | #769 |
| 1951 | 71 | #832 |
| 1950 | 79 | #770 |
| 1949 | 71 | #813 |
| 1948 | 68 | #823 |
| 1947 | 67 | #841 |
| 1946 | 52 | #925 |
| 1945 | 42 | #986 |
| 1944 | 43 | #991 |
| 1943 | 39 | #1,088 |
| 1942 | 34 | #1,193 |
| 1941 | 41 | #1,004 |
| 1940 | 35 | #1,107 |
| 1939 | 39 | #1,015 |
| 1938 | 33 | #1,125 |
| 1937 | 19 | #1,576 |
| 1936 | 12 | #2,062 |
| 1935 | 26 | #1,326 |
| 1934 | 15 | #1,860 |
| 1933 | 17 | #1,707 |
| 1932 | 24 | #1,426 |
| 1931 | 21 | #1,538 |
| 1930 | 28 | #1,368 |
| 1929 | 19 | #1,731 |
| 1928 | 29 | #1,353 |
| 1927 | 27 | #1,436 |
| 1926 | 21 | #1,661 |
| 1925 | 22 | #1,628 |
| 1924 | 22 | #1,675 |
| 1923 | 24 | #1,551 |
| 1922 | 35 | #1,222 |
| 1921 | 25 | #1,509 |
| 1920 | 30 | #1,323 |
| 1919 | 31 | #1,264 |
| 1918 | 27 | #1,372 |
| 1917 | 26 | #1,362 |
| 1916 | 27 | #1,304 |
| 1915 | 22 | #1,453 |
| 1914 | 15 | #1,607 |
| 1913 | 13 | #1,496 |
| 1912 | 21 | #1,000 |
| 1911 | 13 | #924 |
| 1910 | 8 | #1,192 |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 7 | #1,112 |
| 1907 | 5 | #1,344 |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,090 |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,204 |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,009 |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 11 | #784 |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,050 |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,120 |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 6 | #981 |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,078 |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,065 |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 7 | #789 |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,030 |
| 1887 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 5 | #971 |
| 1883 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 7 | #745 |
Nicknames for Tyler
- Ty 4 boys in the UK in 2025
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