Boys' name · peaked in 1994
Tyler name popularity since 1925
621,064 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Tyler (2.8% girls, 97.2% boys). Half of them were born in 1997 or earlier, so the typical Tyler is about 29 years old in 2026. Tyler peaked in 1994 as the #5 name for boys, and it ranked #220 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 621,064
- Named Tyler, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #220
- for boys in 2025 (1,633 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 97.2% boys
- 17,523 girls · 603,541 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 2.08× its national share
Peak year is the year Tyler made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Tyler births per year, 1925–2025
1994 was the biggest year for Tyler both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1979 and 1984, Tyler became 4.1× more common, from 1 in 842 baby boys to 1 in 207.
- Steepest fall: Between 2010 and 2015, its share of baby boys fell by 50%, from 1 in 183 to 1 in 370.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Tyler's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Tyler.
Decade by decade
Babies named Tyler in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 5 | 118 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 234 | #1,351 |
| 1940s | 0 | 492 | #992 |
| 1950s | 22 | 1,132 | #678 |
| 1960s | 107 | 3,168 | #451 |
| 1970s | 339 | 11,536 | #205 |
| 1980s | 1,787 | 86,451 | #43 |
| 1990s | 8,417 | 262,320 | #6 |
| 2000s | 4,279 | 165,587 | #16 |
| 2010s | 1,783 | 59,369 | #81 |
| 2020–25 | 784 | 13,134 | #220 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
45.5% of babies named Tyler from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Tyler is most popular
The index compares Tyler's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Tyler.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 2.08× | 11,037 |
| New Hampshire | 1.91× | 3,738 |
| Nevada | 1.91× | 4,242 |
| Alaska | 1.90× | 1,758 |
| Idaho | 1.74× | 4,324 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Tyler and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Tyler (this page) | 603,541 | 1994 |
| Tylor | 8,071 | 1993 |
| Tylar | 1,633 | 1997 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Tyler's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Tyler.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Tyler (1994).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data