Given name
Tylar
“tiler of roofs”·“a tiler of roofs”
Tylar 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
Tylar 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
Tylar 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 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Tylar 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
Tylar through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,984
- 1,633 boys · 1,351 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 165 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #11,877 for boys · #17,082 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −47%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 35% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 11,877 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 47.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 107 in 1997. It also appeared in 5 birth records for girls in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,448 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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