Boy name · English
Tyler
Name meaning, origin and popularity
: tile makerTyler is a boy's name that comes from English and means "tile maker". It is used in English.
- Meaning
- Tile maker
- Origin
- English
- Gender
- Boy
- US rank
- #220 in 2025
Meaning and origin of Tyler
As a boy's name, Tyler comes from English and means "tile maker". It is used in English.
Tyler is also a surname: the 528th most common in the 2020 US Census, held by 62,380 people. See the most common last names.
Meaning checked against Behind the Name. How we research names
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“Made or laid roof tiles; Middle English”
From Medieval names and surnames, medieval occupational surnames
How popular is Tyler?
- US rank in 2025
- #220
- 1,633 babies, 956 per million boys
- Best rank
- #5 in 1993
- Most babies: 30,482 in 1994
- Babies since 1880
- At least 603,970
- Years with under 5 are not listed
| 1880s | 22 per million |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 23 per million |
| 1900s | 29 per million |
| 1910s | 30 per million |
| 1920s | 23 per million |
| 1930s | 22 per million |
| 1940s | 33 per million |
| 1950s | 56 per million |
| 1960s | 164 per million |
| 1970s | 698 per million |
| 1980s | 4,683 per million |
| 1990s | 13,466 per million |
| 2000s | 8,296 per million |
| 2010s | 3,157 per million |
| 2020s | 1,267 per million |
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #91 | #105 | #119 | #127 | #130 | #157 | #163 | #177 | #191 | #220 |
Source: US Social Security Administration baby-name data, 1880 to 2025, as published in 2026. Each spelling is counted separately, a name given to fewer than 5 babies of one sex in a year is left out, and few people born before 1937 have records, which is why the chart shows babies per million rather than raw counts.
Names spelled like Tyler
One or two letters apart, but from a different root: they look alike without sharing a meaning.
- TamerDate (fruit) (Arabic, boy)
- TaylorTailor, cutter of cloth (Old French, unisex)
- TomerPalm tree (Hebrew, boy)
- TýrGod (Old Norse, boy)
Names with a similar meaning
- JazielVariant of Jaasiel, God is my maker (Hebrew, boy)
- BhaskarLight-maker, the sun (Sanskrit, boy)
- CashBox maker (Norman French, boy)
- CooperBarrel maker (English, boy)
- DinkarDay-maker, the sun (Hindi, boy)
- DivakarDay-maker, the sun (Sanskrit, boy)
- FletcherArrow maker (Old French, boy)
- KashVariant of Cash, from a surname for a box maker (Norman French, boy)
- PrabhakarLight-maker, the sun (Sanskrit, boy)
- WagnerWagon maker (German, boy)
- WayneWagon maker or driver (Old English, boy)
Middle names for Tyler
Picked from our middle-name lists with a different first letter and a longer length, so the full name flows.
More boy names from English
- AinsleyFrom a place named for a solitary or hermitage clearing (English, unisex)
- ArmstrongStrong in the arm (English, boy)
- JacksonFrom a surname meaning son of Jack (English, boy)
- ScottFrom Scotland (English, boy)
- AceFrom the English word ace, highest rank (English, boy)
- AdairFrom a surname derived from Edgar (English, unisex)
- AndersonSon of Andrew (English, boy)
- ArloMeaning uncertain; perhaps from Spenser's Arlo Hill (English, boy)
- AyrtonSettlement on the River Aire (English, boy)
- BayA sheltered curve of coast (English, unisex)
- BensonFrom a surname meaning son of Benedict (English, boy)
- BrysonFrom a surname meaning son of Brice (English, boy)
- CarterCart driver (English, boy)
- CedarFragrant evergreen tree (English, boy)
- ChaseHunter (English, boy)
- ColterFrom a surname for a keeper of horses (English, boy)
- CrewFrom the English word crew, a group of people (English, boy)
- DawsonSon of David (English, boy)
Tyler: common questions
What does the name Tyler mean?
Tyler comes from English and means "tile maker". Checked against Behind the Name.
Is Tyler a boy or girl name?
Tyler is mainly a boy's name. In 2025, 101 girls and 1,633 boys in the US were named Tyler, according to Social Security Administration data.
Where does the name Tyler come from?
Tyler comes from English and means "tile maker". Today it is used in English.
How popular is the name Tyler?
Tyler ranked #220 in the US in 2025, with 1,633 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.
What names are similar to Tyler?
Names spelled like Tyler include Tamer, Taylor, Tomer and Týr.
What middle names go with Tyler?
Middle names that flow well with Tyler include Alistair, Bradley, Conrad, Eugene and Heath. A different first letter and a contrasting length usually sound best.