Tyler

/ TY-ler /
boyclassicmodernsurnameoccupational

“tile maker” — English

#1912024 rank
1994peak year
567,138babies named Tyler since 1880
▼ 37%5-year trend

Tyler popularity over 145 years

⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 199418801920196020002024

What does Tyler mean?

An English occupational surname for a tile maker or layer, from Old English tigele. It became a top-ten American boy name in the 1990s.

OriginEnglish
Syllables2
Genderboy
Styleclassic, modern

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