Recorded 1990–2013 Unisex name Peak 2000 286 births

Tiler — boys' name

286 babies named Tiler in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1392000s1342010s13

The verdict

286 boys have been named Tiler since 1990, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2013.

286
total births
1990–2013
years on record
1990s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Tiler was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

24 babies were named Tiler in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tiler

The Social Security Administration has registered 286 babies named Tiler between 1990 and 2013, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tiler currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 24 babies received it in a single year. Tiler is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 59 additional births since 1990.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tiler performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 139 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tiler shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tiler in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 286 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tiler at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

286

Since 1990

24 years of records

Peak year

2000

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1990

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2013

Tiler popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1990

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2000)
24
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
0510152025 20132008200520021999199619931990 9

Tiler popularity over time — girls

59 total births recorded since 1990 (Tiler as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 59 births
456789 2005200219991998199519941993199219911990 7

Tiler by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
139 births that decade — 49% of Tiler's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tiler?
286 babies have been named Tiler since 1990. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2000 with 24 births.
When was Tiler most popular?
Tiler was most popular in the 1990s decade with 139 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Is Tiler a unisex name?
Yes, Tiler is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 286 births, and as a girl's name it has 59 births.
How long has the name Tiler been used?
Tiler has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 24 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Tiler?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tillman, Tilden, Tilman, Tilford, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1990–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.