Unisex name · since 1990
Tiler
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 286 babies named Tiler, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,877 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 286
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
286 boys have been named Tiler since 1990, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Tiler recorded 286 times among boys since 1990, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2013.
- #10,877 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 286 born since 1990
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tiler ranks #10,877 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 286 born since 1990, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,877 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 286
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tiler's 286 recorded births place it above 76.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tiler's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tiler splits its recorded history at 2001: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2013 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tiler popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2013
- Peak year (2000)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Tiler popularity over time - girls
59 total births recorded since 1990 (Tiler as girls' name)
Tiler by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (139 births, 49% of the file).
1990s was Tiler's strongest decade.
139 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Tiler births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
139 births
- 2000s
2000s
134 births
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 139 births (49% of all-time use).
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What to do with Tiler's data
- Tiler's decade-level peak was the 1990s (139 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tiler: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~23 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1990–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tiler draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.