Given name & surname
Tiler
“tiler of roofs”·“a tiler of roofs”
Tiler is a variant of Tyler. Interpretations include “tiler of roofs” (English) and “a tiler of roofs” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tiler is a variant of Tyler. Interpretations include “tiler of roofs” (English) and “a tiler of roofs” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Tiler is a variant of Tyler. An origin associated with Tyler is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1990. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Tiler is a variant of Tyler. The history of Tyler gives this family its wider story. Tyler’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Tiler through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 345
- 286 boys · 59 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 27 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2013. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 24 in 2000. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 348 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Tiler’s family of names
Tiler has a related form in Tyler. In Greek usage, Tiler as a surname is a transliteration of Τήλερ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.