Skyler: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced SKY-ler · 2 syllables

Skyler means “scholar, student”, from English.

Pronunciation spelling of Schuyler used since the 1980s.

How popular is Skyler?

Skyler was the #670 name in the US in 2025, given to 747 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 57% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 2000.

Babies named Skyler in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 2000).

Half of US adults named Skyler are older than 26; most are between 19 and 40. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

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Skyler means “scholar, student”. It comes from English.

Skyler is pronounced SKY-ler.

Skyler was the #670 name in the US in 2025, given to 747 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 57% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 2000.

Half of US adults named Skyler are older than 26. Most are between 19 and 40.