Baby name
CLASSIC
🇩🇪 🇮🇪 🇬🇧 Tyler
/TY · ler/
Meaning
“Tile-maker”
Old English 'tigeler' meaning 'tile-maker', occupational surname conversion popularized 1990s onward as unisex masculine name.
Nicknames
ty
Vibe
gentle
How it ages.
Tyler exploded as a masculine favorite 1990-2010 in English-speaking countries and remains top-20; now marks millennial generation.
The cultural moment.
United States saw Tyler climb to top-5 2010-2020; UK and Canada show strong adoption post-2000; solidly generational marker.