Schuyler
Schuyler is a Dutch surname which, along with many variants, including Schuller, is an adaptation of the German name Schüler.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Schuyler
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Schuyler is a Dutch surname which, along with many variants, including Schuller, is an adaptation of the German name Schüler.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Schuyler
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Schuyler as a girl name dates back to 1948, when 7 babies received it. 1999 was its biggest year on record, with 61 newborns named Schuyler — #2,405 in the national rankings. About 36% of every Schuyler on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Schuyler ranks #8,912 for girls with 10 births, falling sharply (-39%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Schuyler first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1880, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1993: 129 births, good for #945 nationwide. About 28% of every Schuyler on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Schuyler ranks #6,961 for boys with 11 births, falling sharply (-32%). All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Schuyler
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Schuyler. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Schuyler
Schuyler is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Schuyler's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #845. Use the chart and map above to compare Schuyler's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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