Is Tyler a boy or girl name?
Tyler is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 132 girls and 1,908 boys were named Tyler, so 6.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.8% of the 619,711 US babies named Tyler were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #191
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,591
- Babies named Tyler since 1880
- 619,711
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 31,534 babies
Boys and girls named Tyler, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 24 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 26 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 40 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 203 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 254 | 5 | 1.9% |
| 1930s | 234 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 492 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 1,133 | 22 | 1.9% |
| 1960s | 3,169 | 107 | 3.3% |
| 1970s | 11,544 | 339 | 2.9% |
| 1980s | 86,447 | 1,787 | 2% |
| 1990s | 262,308 | 8,417 | 3.1% |
| 2000s | 165,581 | 4,279 | 2.5% |
| 2010s | 59,349 | 1,783 | 2.9% |
| 2020s | 11,485 | 683 | 5.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,908 | #191 | 132 | #1,591 |
| 2023 | 2,070 | #177 | 129 | #1,624 |
| 2022 | 2,266 | #163 | 133 | #1,598 |
| 2021 | 2,443 | #157 | 147 | #1,465 |
| 2020 | 2,798 | #130 | 142 | #1,509 |
| 2019 | 3,021 | #127 | 150 | #1,473 |
| 2018 | 3,338 | #119 | 164 | #1,377 |
| 2017 | 3,781 | #105 | 178 | #1,316 |
| 2016 | 4,514 | #91 | 191 | #1,274 |
| 2015 | 5,175 | #81 | 202 | #1,225 |
| 2014 | 5,849 | #72 | 170 | #1,370 |
| 2013 | 6,659 | #63 | 173 | #1,348 |
| 2012 | 7,705 | #50 | 176 | #1,339 |
| 2011 | 8,851 | #38 | 182 | #1,300 |
| 2010 | 10,456 | #34 | 197 | #1,229 |
| 2009 | 11,549 | #28 | 240 | #1,067 |
| 2008 | 12,708 | #28 | 260 | #1,015 |
| 2007 | 14,105 | #21 | 320 | #874 |
| 2006 | 15,549 | #18 | 380 | #737 |
| 2005 | 16,988 | #16 | 357 | #751 |
| 2004 | 17,450 | #16 | 491 | #577 |
| 2003 | 18,185 | #15 | 456 | #599 |
| 2002 | 18,266 | #14 | 523 | #526 |
| 2001 | 19,275 | #13 | 569 | #491 |
| 2000 | 21,506 | #10 | 683 | #416 |
| 1999 | 22,667 | #10 | 788 | #371 |
| 1998 | 23,712 | #8 | 810 | #355 |
| 1997 | 24,878 | #10 | 760 | #364 |
| 1996 | 26,955 | #7 | 849 | #333 |
| 1995 | 29,160 | #7 | 917 | #303 |
| 1994 | 30,480 | #5 | 1,054 | #266 |
| 1993 | 29,799 | #5 | 1,182 | #238 |
| 1992 | 28,804 | #8 | 978 | #282 |
| 1991 | 25,210 | #16 | 634 | #405 |
| 1990 | 20,643 | #21 | 445 | #535 |
| 1989 | 15,590 | #30 | 272 | #728 |
| 1988 | 13,349 | #33 | 263 | #714 |
| 1987 | 11,539 | #39 | 252 | #720 |
| 1986 | 10,912 | #40 | 199 | #840 |
| 1985 | 10,211 | #43 | 195 | #837 |
| 1984 | 8,706 | #47 | 190 | #830 |
| 1983 | 5,822 | #57 | 132 | #1,059 |
| 1982 | 4,578 | #66 | 135 | #1,068 |
| 1981 | 3,117 | #96 | 89 | #1,394 |
| 1980 | 2,623 | #114 | 60 | #1,830 |
| 1979 | 2,045 | #131 | 59 | #1,830 |
| 1978 | 1,755 | #149 | 54 | #1,860 |
| 1977 | 1,452 | #165 | 40 | #2,304 |
| 1976 | 1,261 | #179 | 41 | #2,131 |
| 1975 | 1,056 | #205 | 38 | #2,229 |
| 1974 | 922 | #228 | 27 | #2,754 |
| 1973 | 749 | #260 | 21 | #3,228 |
| 1972 | 832 | #250 | 15 | #4,083 |
| 1971 | 721 | #287 | 20 | #3,366 |
| 1970 | 751 | #282 | 24 | #2,934 |
| 1969 | 490 | #357 | 20 | #3,099 |
| 1968 | 435 | #372 | 15 | #3,605 |
| 1967 | 420 | #366 | 15 | #3,474 |
| 1966 | 330 | #419 | 11 | #4,181 |
| 1965 | 297 | #451 | 11 | #4,192 |
| 1964 | 309 | #454 | 15 | #3,504 |
| 1963 | 282 | #472 | 8 | #5,271 |
| 1962 | 231 | #523 | 5 | #7,518 |
| 1961 | 197 | #560 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 178 | #584 | 7 | #5,665 |
| 1959 | 146 | #641 | 5 | #7,146 |
| 1958 | 145 | #640 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 141 | #649 | 7 | #5,338 |
| 1956 | 133 | #658 | 5 | #6,836 |
| 1955 | 117 | #678 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 117 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 101 | #711 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 83 | #774 | 5 | #6,336 |
| 1951 | 71 | #837 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 79 | #771 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 71 | #816 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 68 | #830 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 67 | #852 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 52 | #933 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 42 | #992 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 43 | #1,002 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 39 | #1,102 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 34 | #1,211 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 41 | #1,017 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 35 | #1,132 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 39 | #1,030 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 33 | #1,147 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 19 | #1,626 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 12 | #2,174 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 26 | #1,351 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 15 | #1,925 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 17 | #1,766 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 24 | #1,462 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 21 | #1,586 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 28 | #1,397 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 19 | #1,789 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 29 | #1,379 | 5 | #5,370 |
| 1927 | 27 | #1,464 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 21 | #1,714 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 22 | #1,674 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 22 | #1,720 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 24 | #1,586 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 35 | #1,241 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 25 | #1,543 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 30 | #1,346 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 31 | #1,293 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 27 | #1,400 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 26 | #1,391 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 27 | #1,331 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 22 | #1,501 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 15 | #1,678 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 13 | #1,574 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 21 | #1,020 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 13 | #973 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 8 | #1,303 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 7 | #1,206 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 5 | #1,531 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,222 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,386 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,121 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 11 | #834 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,193 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,279 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 6 | #1,095 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,227 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,245 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 7 | #873 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,171 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 5 | #1,114 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 7 | #802 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Tyler reached #5 in 1993. As a girl name, it reached #238 in 1993. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Tyler
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.