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Tyler

Boy

Origin of the name

Tyler was first an English occupational surname, “tiler,” someone who laid roof tiles.

Short-lived name

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The high point came in 1994, with 30,482 births and the No. 5 spot that year. The trend faded fast: today's pace is 93% below the peak. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 219. 43% of all babies named Tyler since 1880 were born in the 1990s.
603,970births since 1880
1990sgeneration
No. 5rank at its peak, in 1994

Where babies named Tyler are born

1994

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The darker the blue, the more common Tyler is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Tyler is most common in Utah (2 times), New Hampshire (1.9) and Wyoming (1.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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