Given name & surname
Tylor
“tiler of roofs”·“a tiler of roofs”
Tylor 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
Tylor 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
Tylor 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 1961. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Tylor 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
Tylor through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 8,527
- 8,071 boys · 456 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 596 babies
- 2025
- 16
- #5,826 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −43%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 16 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,826 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 39.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 556 in 1993. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,901 as a first name in 2020; a sample rank of No. 15,031 among surnames in 1990.
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 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Tylor
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