Skyler

Meaning: Probably scholar
Origin: Dutch surname — Variant of Schuyler

Girl's name · #671 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

58% girls · 42% boys — Skyler is also given to boys: 325 in 2025, about 42% in recent years. Skyler →

Popularity over time

Skyler's best rank, #250, came in 2000; it has settled back to #671 today. Roughly 28,000 girls have been named Skyler since 1975.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 36 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#718 in Ireland (2025) · #922 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,001 in Canada (2025) · #1,758 in Italy (2024) · #2,203 in Sweden (2025) · #2,758 in Ecuador (2025) · #6,946 in France (2025) · #384 in Scotland (2024) · #714 in Netherlands (2024) · #391 in N. Ireland (2023) · #3,562 in Austria (2021).

Famous Skylers

Skyler Samuels — American actress (born 1994)
Skyler Shaye — American actress (born 1986)
Skyler Day — American actress and singer-songwriter (born 1991)
Skyler Davenport — American actor (born 1992)
Skyler Stonestreet — American songwriter

In stories & tradition

Skyler White — Fictional character in the television series Breaking Bad
Skyler — Papa Louie (video game series)

What Skylers become

Among 72 notable people named Skyler:

Entertainers appear 2.24× more often than among typical names — e.g. Skyler Samuels, American actress (born 1994).

Similar names: Skyla · Macy · Skye · Halle · Tyler · Chandler

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