Skyler

Where Skyler comes from

Pronunciation spelling of Schuyler used since the 1980s.
— Wiktionary's entry for Skyler
  • Dutch
  • From a surname
  • 2 syllables
Skyler through the years
  1. 1954
    First appearance
    #3,452 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1994
    Skyler Samuels born
    American actress
  3. 1994
    Peak, #213
    1,355 babies named Skyler, its best rank.
  4. 1996
    Skyler Gisondo born
    American actor
  5. 2014
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
  6. 2017
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #463.
In the dictionary
  • A unisex given name transferred from the surname [in turn from Dutch].
Namesakes
  • Skyler Samuels · American actress, born 1994
  • Skyler Gisondo · American actor, born 1996
  • Skyler Shaye · American actress, born 1986
  • Skyler Day · American actress and singer, born 1991
  • Skyler Page · American animator, born 1989

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.