Fun Facts About the Name Tylee
- More than 1 thousand babies named Tylee: U.S. records list 1,992 babies given the name Tylee from 1880 through 2025. Even 401 boys received the name Tylee - about 1 boy for every 4 girls.
What Does the Name Tylee Mean?
Tylee is most often explained as a modern spelling variant of the English name Tyler. Tyler comes from an occupational surname for a person who made or laid tiles. The surname derives from Middle English tyler, from Old English tigel "tile" (borrowed from Latin tegula) plus the agent suffix -ere, "one who." Its literal meaning is "tiler" or "tile maker." The spelling Tylee keeps the same root but respells the ending as -ee, a common pattern in English given names. If Tylee is treated as a name independent of Tyler, no separate established etymology exists.
Tylee Name History & Origins
The name Tylee is a respelling of Tyler, an English surname with medieval roots. Tyler was used in England for craftsmen who worked with tiles, and the surname - not the spelling Tylee - is borne by Wat Tyler, a leader of the 1381 Peasants' Revolt. As a given name, Tyler became established in the English-speaking world, first for boys and later for girls as well. The feminine spelling Tylee follows a broader pattern of reshaping surname-style names with an -ee ending, as seen in names such as Kylie and Riley. The spelling Tylee represents the same name with a feminine ending.
How Popular is the Name Tylee?
Tylee has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2008. Its best rank was #2,416 in 2008.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,639 | 42 | 0.0026% |
| 2024 | #3,318 | 48 | 0.0030% |
| 2023 | #2,511 | 71 | 0.0044% |
| 2022 | #3,526 | 45 | 0.0027% |
| 2021 | #2,924 | 58 | 0.0035% |
| 2020 | #3,274 | 48 | 0.0030% |
| 2019 | #4,068 | 36 | 0.0021% |
| 2018 | #3,554 | 44 | 0.0026% |
| 2017 | #3,012 | 55 | 0.0032% |
| 2016 | #3,578 | 44 | 0.0025% |
| 2015 | #2,924 | 60 | 0.0034% |
| 2014 | #2,712 | 65 | 0.0036% |
| 2013 | #2,657 | 67 | 0.0038% |
| 2012 | #3,578 | 45 | 0.0026% |
| 2011 | #2,794 | 63 | 0.0036% |
| 2010 | #2,586 | 71 | 0.0040% |
| 2009 | #2,546 | 74 | 0.0040% |
| 2008 | #2,416 | 80 | 0.0042% |
| 2007 | #2,889 | 63 | 0.0033% |
| 2006 | #3,220 | 52 | 0.0027% |
| 2005 | #2,730 | 62 | 0.0034% |
| 2004 | #3,327 | 46 | 0.0025% |
| 2003 | #3,287 | 45 | 0.0025% |
| 2002 | #3,459 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 2001 | #3,416 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 2000 | #3,658 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 1999 | #4,867 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1998 | #4,133 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1997 | #6,151 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1996 | #5,514 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1995 | #6,624 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1994 | #7,589 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1993 | #7,475 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1992 | #8,710 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1991 | #11,453 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #7,860 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #8,008 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #6,652 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1987 | #11,237 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #11,993 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1972 | #7,260 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,878 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #14,040 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #9,666 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #8,919 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #10,705 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #10,514 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #10,660 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #12,121 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #7,111 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2015 | #7,031 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #7,514 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #7,508 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #14,080 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #6,551 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2010 | #5,715 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2009 | #5,535 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2008 | #4,696 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 2007 | #4,977 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 2006 | #4,506 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 2005 | #4,807 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2004 | #4,256 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2003 | #4,408 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2002 | #3,785 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2001 | #4,660 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2000 | #4,766 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1999 | #5,014 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #6,286 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #10,721 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #5,164 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #5,839 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1993 | #7,581 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #9,408 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1989 | #9,147 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1987 | #6,900 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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