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Skyler

Unisex

Meaning of Skyler: Dutch: 'scholar'

Skyler is a unisex name most strongly associated with Dutch naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 441st most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 2443rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#441

747 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2443

9 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

69,539

First recorded 1954 · peak 2000

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 191 babies1982: 215 babies1983: 262 babies1984: 347 babies1985: 412 babies1986: 467 babies1987: 546 babies1988: 637 babies1989: 766 babies1990: 1,130 babies19901991: 1,105 babies1992: 1,411 babies1993: 1,593 babies1994: 1,737 babies1995: 1,776 babies1996: 1,928 babies1997: 2,021 babies1998: 2,406 babies1999: 2,646 babies2000: 2,756 babies20002001: 2,655 babies2002: 2,720 babies2003: 2,618 babies2004: 2,457 babies2005: 2,422 babies2006: 2,318 babies2007: 2,141 babies2008: 2,077 babies2009: 2,096 babies2010: 1,959 babies20102011: 1,879 babies2012: 2,069 babies2013: 1,999 babies2014: 2,008 babies2015: 2,040 babies2016: 1,686 babies2017: 1,473 babies2018: 1,373 babies2019: 1,282 babies2020: 1,160 babies20202021: 941 babies2022: 977 babies2023: 845 babies2024: 780 babies2025: 747 babies
US babies named Skyler per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 2,756.

Gender split

60% boys · 40% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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