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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201966peak #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
1886
1885
1884#9715
1883
1882
1881
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 1966

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Tyler, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Tyler, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Tyler, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Tyler, so not publishedNHWashington: #187 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,347 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Tyler, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Tyler, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #180 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,088 boysNDMinnesota: #228 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,896 boysMNIllinois: #419 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 5,956 boysILWisconsin: #283 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,788 boysWIMichigan: #399 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 7,193 boysMINew York: #536 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 10,472 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Tyler, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Tyler, so not publishedRIOregon: #230 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,664 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Tyler, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Tyler, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Tyler, so not publishedSDIowa: #281 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,380 boysIAIndiana: #303 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,501 boysINOhio: #293 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 3,863 boysOHPennsylvania: #366 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 7,348 boysPANew Jersey: #458 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 9,352 boysNJConnecticut: #284 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,974 boysCTCalifornia: #362 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 3,854 boysCAUtah: #114 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 517 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Tyler, so not publishedCONebraska: #207 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,693 boysNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Tyler, so not publishedMOKentucky: #373 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,583 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Tyler, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Tyler, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Tyler, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Tyler, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Tyler, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Tyler, so not publishedNMKansas: #231 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,770 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Tyler, so not publishedARTennessee: #424 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,688 boysTNNorth Carolina: #504 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,607 boysNCSouth Carolina: #390 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,625 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Tyler, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #317 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,001 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Tyler, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Tyler, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Tyler, so not publishedALGeorgia: #342 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,244 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Tyler, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Tyler, so not publishedTXFlorida: #436 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,299 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#114 · 1 in 517
  2. North Dakota#180 · 1 in 1,088
  3. Washington#187 · 1 in 1,347
  4. Nebraska#207 · 1 in 1,693
  5. Minnesota#228 · 1 in 2,896

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#114201 in 517
North Dakota#18051 in 1,088
Washington#187181 in 1,347
Nebraska#20771 in 1,693
Minnesota#228111 in 2,896
Oregon#23091 in 1,664
Kansas#23191 in 1,770
Iowa#28171 in 3,380
Wisconsin#28381 in 4,788
Connecticut#28461 in 3,974
Ohio#293241 in 3,863
Indiana#303131 in 3,501
Oklahoma#31761 in 3,001
Georgia#342131 in 3,244
California#362431 in 3,854
Pennsylvania#366131 in 7,348
Kentucky#37351 in 5,583
South Carolina#39051 in 4,625
Michigan#399111 in 7,193
Illinois#419161 in 5,956
Tennessee#42451 in 6,688
Florida#43691 in 5,299
New Jersey#45861 in 9,352
North Carolina#50451 in 8,607
New York#536151 in 10,472
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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 1966

girls
#3,959
11 births · 1 in 153,834 girls
boys
#418
330 births · 1 in 5,404 boys

Top girls' names in 1966

  1. #1Lisa56,918
  2. #2Kimberly32,232
  3. #3Mary28,890
  4. #4Michelle27,159
  5. #5Karen25,450
  6. #6Susan23,776
  7. #7Patricia20,112
  8. #8Tammy18,621
  9. #9Angela18,532
  10. #10Jennifer18,215
  11. #3,959Tyler11

Top boys' names in 1966

  1. #1Michael79,985
  2. #2David66,408
  3. #3James65,163
  4. #4John65,016
  5. #5Robert59,317
  6. #6William38,237
  7. #7Mark34,801
  8. #8Richard34,457
  9. #9Jeffrey30,200
  10. #10Thomas29,003
  11. #418Tyler330
More about 1966

girls

1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 153,834 of them was named Tyler, which outranked 48.1% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tyler
  1. #3,740Willena12
  2. #3,740Yavonne12
  3. #3,740Yolander12
  4. #3,959Tyler11
  5. #3,959Adora11
  6. #3,959Alayna11
  7. #3,959Albertha11
  8. #4,198Alan10
  9. #4,198Alea10
  10. #4,198Alease10

Tied with 238 names at #3,959; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. 6,121Tabatha#6,539#418
  2. 1,469Tabitha#1,993#524
  3. 1,325Joell#2,247#922
  4. 1,047Tatia#1,715#668
  5. 969Nichole#1,829#860
Fallers
  1. 398Barb#815#1,213
  2. 310Jewell#952#1,262
  3. 288Roxie#944#1,232
  4. 284Aretha#818#1,102
  5. 280Kecia#392#672

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

boys

1,783,461 boys got a published name in 1966; 1 in 5,404 of them was named Tyler, which outranked 90.8% of the 4,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tyler
  1. #415Darwin332
  2. #416Rusty331
  3. #416Stevie331
  4. #418Tyler330
  5. #418Dion330
  6. #420Zachary329
  7. #421Rob327
  8. #421Ty327

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. 1,207Jarrod#1,720#513
  2. 893Heath#1,254#361
  3. 467Illya#1,294#827
  4. 419Jarrett#1,294#875
  5. 399Reynold#1,360#961
Fallers
  1. 464Quint#986#1,450
  2. 303Dario#934#1,237
  3. 299Darran#1,000#1,299
  4. 281Artie#897#1,178
  5. 268Daryn#716#984

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

See the top 100 for 1966