Fun Facts About the Name Tylei
- 35 babies named Tylei: U.S. records list 35 babies given the name Tylei from 1880 through 2025. Even 5 boys received the name Tylei - about 1 boy for every 6 girls.
What Does the Name Tylei Mean?
Tylei is a modern English spelling most often understood as a variant of Tylee, a feminine form of the surname and given name Tyler. Tyler is an English occupational name for a tile maker or tiler - someone who made or laid tiles. It comes from Middle English tiler, related to Old English tigel ("tile") and ultimately Latin tegula. The -ei ending in Tylei represents the same final "ee" sound as the -ee in Tylee; it is a respelling rather than a separate meaning element. If the Tyler connection is accepted, the name's conventional meaning is "tile maker." Because that connection is a conventional explanation rather than a documented independent etymology, the meaning is not certain.
Tylei Name History & Origins
Tyler began as an English surname for a tiler, an occupation connected with making or laying roof and floor tiles. Occupational surnames became hereditary in medieval England, and the surname is recorded there; Wat Tyler, a leader of the 1381 Peasants' Revolt, is a historical bearer. Tyler later became a given name, particularly in the United States, and feminine forms such as Tylee and Tyleigh were created by changing the ending. Tylei uses the same kind of respelling, with -ei standing for the final vowel sound. Its history is therefore bound up with the English surname Tyler rather than with a separate ancient or religious tradition.
How Popular is the Name Tylei?
Tylei 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 2025. Its best rank was #14,351 in 2009.
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 | #17,083 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #17,440 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #17,394 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #17,544 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #17,473 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #19,882 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | #14,351 | 5 | 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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How the Name Tylei Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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