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The name Tyler has primarily been a masculine name. However in recent years this name is transforming into a universal name.

Tyler originates as a surname given for ones profession. They were either a tiler of roofs, or one who makes tiles. The actual meaning is tiler, or roofer. It is an old English name. It has become popular among the English speaking cultures.

The name Tyler has been on a steady increase in popularity since its debut on the United States name charts in 1944. It started out ranked at over 1000. The 80's were the shining time for this name. It leapt from 96 in 1981 to only 21 in 1991. Since then it has remained in the high rankings. In the most recent years 2006: 18, 2005: 16, 2004: 16, 2003: 15, 2002: 14, and for 2001: 13. (Source ssa.gov)

Per howmanyofme.com there are 138,224 people with the first name of Tyler in the United States. This makes it the 427th most popular name in the United States. Statistically 97.8% of all Tylers are males.

Tyler is also a very popular surname. There are 82,032; it is the 406th most popular last name.

There are even 37 people with the name of Tyler Tyler.

The name Tyler has made its own mark as a town in Texas. Tyler is located 90 miles east of Dallas Ft. Worth and 90 miles west of Shreveport. It encompasses 47 square miles. It has a population of 83,650. Tyler is known as the world's largest grower of commercially produced rose bushes. It is known as the Rose Capital of America.

Tyler Texas was founded in 1846. It was named after the 10th president, John Tyler.

There are many variations of this popular name. They include Tylar, Tylor, and Tilar. This name has also lead to many different branches off names like Kyler, Skyler, and Taylor.

A few of the most popular people with the name Tyler are Steven Tyler, Liv Tyler, President John Tyler, and Tyler Perry

I went to school in the 80's and 90's with quite a few Tylers. However, I thought the popularity was on a down slope since I had not heard it too often lately. I thought this would be the perfect name for my second son born in 2004. It is easy to pronounce, easy to read, and easy to spell. Needless to say, I was quite surprised when I enrolled him in pre-school and he was among 3 in his class named Tyler. It appears to be just as popular as always.

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