| The boy name Tyler [ 2 syll. ty-ler, tyl-er ] is sometimes used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is TAYLer KEY. Tyler is an English name of Old English origin. Developed from the elements 'tigeler' meaning tiler ; 'tigele' meaning tile. The first name is derived from the surname, itself from the job title for someone who tiles roofs. See Tyler for more info. The name Tylar (English) and the name Tylor (English) are variants of Tyler. Tyler is very popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity rose from the 1940s up to the 1990s. Its usage peaked in 1994 with 1.497% of baby boys being given the name Tyler. It ranked at #5 then. The baby name has since fallen in popularity. In 2007, its usage was 0.638% and its ranking #21, but it was nonetheless the most popular among all boy names in its group. Tyler has in the past century been mostly given to boys. In 2006, the name Tyler was given to 39 times as many boys than girls. Baby names that sound like Tyler include Tayler (English), Taylor (English), Tylor (English), and Tylar (English). KEY: Pronunciation for Tyler: T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)"
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