Tyler Boy
How popular is Tyler?
#219 boy name in 2025
1,633 baby boys were named Tyler in the US in 2025, making it the 219th most popular boy name. Another 101 girls got the name (#1,911 for girls).
Tyler popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #219 for boys (▼ 28 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,633 boys, 101 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-68% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #81 in 2015, #130 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1994 (30,482 boys) |
| Highest rank | #5 in 1993 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 95% boys, 5% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Tyler counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Tyler family of names ranked #229 for boys in 2025 (#202 the year before), with 1,657 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tyler | 1,633 | 99% |
| Tylor | 16 | 1% |
| Tiller | 8 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Tyler is most popular
Babies named Tyler per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Delaware: 3.4 per 1,000 (51 boys)
- New Hampshire: 2.8 per 1,000 (63 boys)
- Mississippi: 2.6 per 1,000 (147 boys)
- Connecticut: 2.6 per 1,000 (174 boys)
- Massachusetts: 2.5 per 1,000 (347 boys)
Tyler by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 24 | #745 |
| 1890s | 26 | #981 |
| 1900s | 40 | #784 |
| 1910s | 203 | #924 |
| 1920s | 254 | #1,222 |
| 1930s | 234 | #1,015 |
| 1940s | 492 | #813 |
| 1950s | 1,132 | #639 |
| 1960s | 3,168 | #357 |
| 1970s | 11,536 | #131 |
| 1980s | 86,451 | #30 |
| 1990s | 262,320 | #5 |
| 2000s | 165,587 | #10 |
| 2010s | 59,369 | #34 |
| 2020s | 13,134 | #130 |
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Questions
- Is Tyler a boy or girl name?
- Tyler is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 95% of babies named Tyler were boys.
- How popular is the name Tyler?
- 1,633 baby boys were named Tyler in the US in 2025, making it the 219th most popular boy name. Another 101 girls got the name (#1,911 for girls).
- When was Tyler most popular?
- Tyler peaked in 1994, when 30,482 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #5, held for 2 years starting in 1993.
- How many people are named Tyler?
- 621,493 babies have been named Tyler in the US since 1880. We estimate about 603,174 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 29.
- Where is Tyler most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Tyler was most common in Delaware, at 3.4 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.