Skyler
Skyler or Skylar is a unisex given name, an Anglicized spelling of the surname and given name Schuyler.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Skyler
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Skyler or Skylar is a unisex given name, an Anglicized spelling of the surname and given name Schuyler.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Skyler
As a girl name
Skyler first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1975, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 1,284 Skylers were born — ranking #250 that year. As of 2026, Skyler ranks #712 for girls with 397 births, falling sharply (-34%). In total, more than 28K Skylers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Skyler first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1954, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2002, when 1,558 Skylers were born — ranking #222 that year. As of 2026, Skyler ranks #823 for boys with 304 births, falling sharply (-36%). In total, more than 42K Skylers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Skyler
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Names that sound like Skyler
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About the name Skyler
Skyler is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1954 and has accumulated 42K births in the dataset. Skyler's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #213. Use the chart and map above to compare Skyler'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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