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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201976peak #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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1884—#9715
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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 1976

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #90 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 374 boysAKMaine: #84 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 434 boysMEVermont: #58 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 246 boysVTNew Hampshire: #74 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 401 boysNHWashington: #72 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 340 boysWAIdaho: #62 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 277 boysIDMontana: #76 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 300 boysMTNorth Dakota: #87 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 412 boysNDMinnesota: #116 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 845 boysMNIllinois: #226 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 1,634 boysILWisconsin: #100 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 683 boysWIMichigan: #190 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,567 boysMINew York: #491 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 5,908 boysNYMassachusetts: #193 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,885 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Tyler, so not publishedRIOregon: #76 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 352 boysORNevada: #121 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 610 boysNVWyoming: #77 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 295 boysWYSouth Dakota: #67 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 286 boysSDIowa: #83 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 466 boysIAIndiana: #169 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,413 boysINOhio: #164 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 1,314 boysOHPennsylvania: #286 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 3,577 boysPANew Jersey: #426 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,061 boysNJConnecticut: #158 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,132 boysCTCalifornia: #178 for boys · 156 births · 1 in 1,017 boysCAUtah: #35 for boys · 138 births · 1 in 119 boysUTColorado: #68 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 348 boysCONebraska: #79 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 399 boysNEMissouri: #159 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,138 boysMOKentucky: #282 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,958 boysKYWest Virginia: #202 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,888 boysWVVirginia: #212 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,606 boysVAMaryland: #320 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,368 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Tyler, so not publishedDEArizona: #137 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 687 boysAZNew Mexico: #275 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,565 boysNMKansas: #117 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 659 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Tyler, so not publishedARTennessee: #307 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,308 boysTNNorth Carolina: #524 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,248 boysNCSouth Carolina: #407 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,984 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #246 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,532 boysDCOklahoma: #182 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,274 boysOKLouisiana: #380 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,040 boysLAMississippi: #356 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,009 boysMSAlabama: #254 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,933 boysALGeorgia: #511 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,935 boysGAHawaii: #96 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 443 boysHITexas: #444 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 4,137 boysTXFlorida: #272 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,145 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#35 · 1 in 119
  2. Vermont#58 · 1 in 246
  3. Idaho#62 · 1 in 277
  4. South Dakota#67 · 1 in 286
  5. Colorado#68 · 1 in 348

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#351381 in 119
Vermont#58111 in 246
Idaho#62261 in 277
South Dakota#67171 in 286
Colorado#68541 in 348
Washington#72711 in 340
New Hampshire#74121 in 401
Montana#76171 in 300
Oregon#76461 in 352
Wyoming#7791 in 295
Nebraska#79271 in 399
Iowa#83421 in 466
Maine#84151 in 434
North Dakota#87121 in 412
Alaska#9081 in 374
Hawaii#96141 in 443
Wisconsin#100451 in 683
Minnesota#116321 in 845
Kansas#117231 in 659
Nevada#12161 in 610
Arizona#137261 in 687
Connecticut#158141 in 1,132
Missouri#159291 in 1,138
Ohio#164571 in 1,314
Indiana#169271 in 1,413
California#1781561 in 1,017
Oklahoma#182151 in 1,274
Michigan#190391 in 1,567
Massachusetts#193171 in 1,885
West Virginia#20271 in 1,888
Virginia#212191 in 1,606
Illinois#226481 in 1,634
District of Columbia#24651 in 1,532
Alabama#254131 in 1,933
Florida#272221 in 2,145
New Mexico#27561 in 1,565
Kentucky#28291 in 2,958
Pennsylvania#286201 in 3,577
Tennessee#30791 in 3,308
Maryland#32061 in 3,368
Mississippi#35661 in 3,009
Louisiana#380101 in 3,040
South Carolina#40751 in 3,984
New Jersey#42681 in 5,061
Texas#444261 in 4,137
New York#491191 in 5,908
Georgia#51161 in 5,935
North Carolina#52451 in 7,248
Arkansas———
Delaware———
Rhode Island———

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 1976

girls
#2,099
41 births · 1 in 35,734 girls
boys
#179
1,260 births · 1 in 1,245 boys

Top girls' names in 1976

  1. #1Jennifer59,473
  2. #2Amy31,339
  3. #3Melissa25,094
  4. #4Heather24,192
  5. #5Angela22,038
  6. #6Michelle19,550
  7. #7Kimberly18,962
  8. #8Jessica18,368
  9. #9Lisa17,346
  10. #10Amanda15,588
  11. #2,099Tyler41

Top boys' names in 1976

  1. #1Michael66,915
  2. #2Jason52,643
  3. #3Christopher45,190
  4. #4David39,265
  5. #5James38,294
  6. #6John33,976
  7. #7Robert33,789
  8. #8Brian30,517
  9. #9Matthew29,951
  10. #10Daniel24,702
  11. #179Tyler1,260
More about 1976

girls

1,465,099 girls got a published name in 1976; 1 in 35,734 of them was named Tyler, which outranked 80.8% of the 10,913 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tyler
  1. #2,060Theodora42
  2. #2,060Tinisha42
  3. #2,060Yael42
  4. #2,099Tyler41
  5. #2,099Andreana41
  6. #2,099Angelena41
  7. #2,099Audrea41
  8. #2,135Aleisha40
  9. #2,135Alysa40
  10. #2,135Annika40

Tied with 35 names at #2,099; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,548Rhiannon#4,141 → #593
  2. ↑ 3,533Mackenzie#4,370 → #837
  3. ↑ 3,060Khalilah#3,774 → #714
  4. ↑ 1,663Kenisha#2,612 → #949
  5. ↑ 1,455Latoria#2,411 → #956
Fallers
  1. ↓ 821Nyree#926 → #1,747
  2. ↓ 668Syreeta#778 → #1,446
  3. ↓ 505Cher#994 → #1,499
  4. ↓ 398Kandice#957 → #1,355
  5. ↓ 370Racquel#973 → #1,343

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

boys

1,569,007 boys got a published name in 1976; 1 in 1,245 of them was named Tyler, which outranked 97.2% of the 6,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tyler
  1. #176Glenn1,317
  2. #177Leonard1,311
  3. #178Geoffrey1,297
  4. #179Tyler1,260
  5. #180Hector1,254
  6. #181Marvin1,253
  7. #181Trevor1,253
Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,506Seneca#4,309 → #803
  2. ↑ 1,165Jameel#2,134 → #969
  3. ↑ 712Delvin#1,658 → #946
  4. ↑ 567Jerimy#1,530 → #963
  5. ↑ 510Jamaal#1,042 → #532
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,113Santino#1,000 → #2,113
  2. ↓ 511Carnell#900 → #1,411
  3. ↓ 453Nakia#337 → #790
  4. ↓ 395Charlton#938 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 376Benjiman#970 → #1,346

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

See the top 100 for 1976 →