Tyler

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Tyler first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 31 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 1,468 babies (rank #28 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Tyler

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Tyler yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

11,900

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,468

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Wednesday: Tyler Galpin — barista love interest
In The Vampire Diaries: Tyler Lockwood — the werewolf football star

Famous people named Tyler

Tyler Perryfilm actor · b. 1969
Tyler, the Creatormanufacturer · b. 1991
Tyler Poseyvideo game actor · b. 1991
Tyler Hoechlinbaseball player · b. 1987
Tyler Josephrapper · b. 1988

Stories about the name Tyler

We named him Tyler before the name became associated with YouTube and internet culture. I think about this more than I should. He's seventeen and thinks it's funny.

— Greg, Dallas TX, 2007

Surname as a first name was a whole thing in the nineties and I leaned into it fully without knowing that's what I was doing. Tyler. Still sounds right to me.

— Tamara, Memphis TN, 2003

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	81	#100
1993	184	#73
1994	218	#64
1995	215	#65
1996	266	#56
1997	309	#49
1998	303	#50
1999	297	#51
2000	324	#49
2001	317	#50
2002	328	#44
2003	326	#47
2004	337	#43
2005	366	#39
2006	255	#35
2007	251	#36
2008	510	#28
2009	506	#26
2010	545	#23
2011	484	#28
2012	473	#30
2013	373	#41
2014	376	#46
2015	1,468	#28
2016	1,384	#28
2017	441	#53
2018	360	#66
2019	340	#77
2020	70	#122
2021	96	#111
2022	95	#106