Tyler

Primarily a boy's name · 96% boys

Also spelled: Tyler- (6)

Origin: English

Tyler first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 22 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2012 with 3,125 babies (rank #21 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

41,291

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

3,125

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
1996	1,007	#67
1997	1,158	#59
1998	1,194	#59
1999	1,230	#56
2000	1,349	#51
2001	1,722	#41
2002	1,790	#38
2003	2,143	#35
2004	2,232	#36
2005	2,331	#29
2006	2,353	#27
2007	2,396	#28
2008	2,575	#26
2009	2,366	#31
2010	2,326	#32
2011	2,520	#31
2012	3,125	#21
2013	2,021	#37
2014	1,235	#47
2015	948	#70
2016	863	#78
2017	677	#95