Tyler

Meaning: Its source is an English expression meaning "A worker in roof tiles."

Languages: This boy's name is used in English.

Nicknames: Ty

Alternative Spellings: Tylar and Tyeler

Popularity: The name Tyler ranked 12th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics, 198th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census and 7th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1994 US Census.

This name first made its appearance on state popularity lists of the 1990s, and has been trending upward in usage ever since.

Narrative: This was originally an occupational surname. Like Taylor and Spencer, it came to be used as a personal name.

Stage and Screen

Tyler Noyes
- Actor on soap opera ''''One Life to Live'''' (see list of Performers on ''One Life to Live'')

The Literary World

Tyler Dennett
- 1934 Pulitzer Prize winner for Biography/Autobiography, for John Hay (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography)


Tylar
Tyeler
Taiylor
Talor
Taylar
Tayler
Tayllor
Taylor
Taylore
Taylor
Taelyr
Talal
Tailer
Tara
Terri
Tulola

Teasing Nicknames:

Tiger
Used in reference to "Tony the Tiger," a cartoon character created by Frosted Flakes.
Un-tyed
Tylie
Tyler-Bo
Tigger
Tiggy
Tie-dyed
Tyson
Tylenol
Ty Ty
Little Tyke
Tigmania
Tiggerific

Meaning: Its source is an English expression meaning "A worker in roof tiles."

Popularity: The name Tyler ranked 501st in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 2663rd in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.

Narrative: This was originally an occupational surname. Like Taylor and Spencer, it came to be used as a personal name.

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