Skyler
Skyler was the 671st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 422 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 250th with 1,284 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 388 places. More babies were named Skyler in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning scholar (Dutch surname Schuyler) · Dutch, American English
Say it SKY-ler /ˈskaɪlər/
- Rank in 2025
- #671 girls, down 208 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 422girls
- Girls and boys
- 58% girls, 42% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20001,284 babies
- Total since 1880
- 69,539babies recorded
What does the name Skyler mean?
Skyler is a spelling of Schuyler, written as the name is said. Wiktionary traces Schuyler to a Dutch surname meaning scholar or student (compare German Schüler), brought to America by Dutch settlers in the 17th century. Wiktionary dates the Skyler spelling to the 1980s, though US records show occasional use from the 1950s. Many parents also hear the English word sky in it.
Schuyler (Dutch, “scholar, student (surname)”)
How sure is this? Probable. Wiktionary only. The 'sky' association is modern and not part of the etymology.
Related names: Schuyler, Skylar, Sky, Skye.
See also: Germanic names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Skyler' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Schuyler' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Nicknames for Skyler
The usual nicknames for Skyler are Sky. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Skyler in the last five years, 71 were named Sky, against 22 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sky · also for Skylar, Skyla | Modern | #949 | 1,766 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Skylers go by each one.
Skyler popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #671 | #783 | 422 | 325 |
| 2020 | #463 | #568 | 667 | 493 |
| 2010 | #474 | #262 | 639 | 1,320 |
| 2000 | #250 | #231 | 1,284 | 1,472 |
| 1990 | #737 | #301 | 283 | 847 |
| 1980 | #5,502 | #1,021 | 13 | 79 |
| 1970 | — | #4,178 | — | 7 |
| 1960 | — | #3,618 | — | 7 |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Skyler, counting every spelling?
Skyler has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #674 for girls in 2025, against #671 on the official list, because Kaylin/Kaylynn/Kailyn and Jayleen/Jaylene/Jaelynn and Romy/Romi/Romee move ahead once their spellings are combined.
How many kids will share the name Skyler?
422 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Skyler (0.12 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Skyler born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 20 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Skyler.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Skyler?
About 27,400 people born in the US named Skyler are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 11 and 26. That makes Skyler mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Skyler by state
How common Skyler was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in South Carolina (1.9×), Maryland (1.8×), Connecticut (1.8×), Utah (1.7×), Mississippi (1.7×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Nebraska, Iowa, Oklahoma.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Skyler: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Skyler, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Skyler · Sibling names for Skyler
Questions about the name Skyler
What does Skyler mean?
Skyler means “scholar (Dutch surname Schuyler)” (Dutch, American English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Skyler?
Skyler was the 671st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 422 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 250th with 1,284 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 388 places. More babies were named Skyler in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Skyler a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 58% girls, 42% boys given the name Skyler in the US.
Where is Skyler most popular?
In 2021–2025, Skyler was most common in South Carolina (0.57 per 1,000 girls), followed by Maryland and Connecticut.