Tyler
Say it: TY-ler/ˈtaɪ.lə/
BoyMeans tiler5 letters2 syllables
#188
in Ireland (2025)
25
babies in 2025
#45
best rank (2012)
1,577
babies since 1992
Down 108
10-year rank change
Tyler through the years
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| Year | Babies (boys) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #188 |
| 2024 | 30 | #165 |
| 2023 | 34 | #155 |
| 2022 | 49 | #124 |
| 2021 | 37 | #155 |
| 2020 | 44 | #137 |
| 2019 | 54 | #120 |
| 2018 | 70 | #94 |
| 2017 | 75 | #97 |
| 2016 | 94 | #75 |
| 2015 | 90 | #80 |
| 2014 | 103 | #75 |
| 2013 | 116 | #67 |
| 2012 | 195 | #45 |
| 2011 | 127 | #65 |
| 2010 | 99 | #78 |
| 2009 | 57 | #130 |
| 2008 | 48 | #146 |
| 2007 | 52 | #123 |
| 2006 | 28 | #166 |
| 2005 | 31 | #150 |
| 2004 | 18 | #190 |
| 2003 | 13 | #214 |
| 2002 | 14 | #204 |
| 2001 | 14 | #191 |
| 2000 | 14 | #183 |
| 1999 | 9 | #214 |
| 1998 | 8 | #222 |
| 1997 | 7 | #261 |
| 1996 | 4 | #336 |
| 1995 | 5 | #281 |
| 1994 | 3 | #342 |
| 1993 | 7 | #235 |
| 1992 | 3 | #337 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
★ What does Tyler mean?
Tiler
English, from a medieval surname for someone who laid tiles.
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TYler
The story of Tyler
Tyler started out as an English surname for a tradesman who made or laid tiles. Medieval records spell it in many ways, from Tylere to Tygheler, before it settled into its modern form. Like many job surnames, it later moved over to become a first name.
It is mostly a boys’ name, though some girls have been given it since the 1980s. Several places in the United States carry the name, including a city in Texas named after President John Tyler.
Tyler first appears in the CSO records in 1992. It rose quickly after 2000 and had its best year in 2012, when 195 boys got the name and it reached number 45. It has eased back since, with 25 boys in 2025. Northern Ireland took to it just as warmly, and it was number 24 there in 2012.
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Sources
- Wiktionary: Tyler (English proper noun)
- Wikipedia: Tyler (name)
- CSO VSA50, Boys Names in Ireland with 3 or More Occurrences
- NISRA, Baby Names in Northern Ireland
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Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Tyler | 25 | 1,577 |
In Northern Ireland
#253 in 2025 with 7 babies. Best rank #24 (2012); 1,114 babies since 1997.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.
Tyler is also given to girls: 6 since 1999.