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Skyler

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40% girls / 60% boys

Origin of the name

Skyler is usually explained as a form of the Dutch surname Schuyler, “scholar.”

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Short-lived name

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In 2002, Skyler reached its peak: 1,558 boys, 1 baby in 2,399. The decline was steep: births are now 77% below the peak. Its rank in 2025: No. 783. 34% of all babies named Skyler since 1880 were born in the 2000s.
41,841births since 1880
2000sgeneration
No. 222rank at its peak, in 2002

Where babies named Skyler are born

2002

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The darker the blue, the more common Skyler is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Skyler is most common in Utah (4.6 times), Idaho (3.7) and Alaska (2.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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Girls and boys, decade by decade

DecadeGirlsBoys
1950s0%100%
1960s0%100%
1970s12%88%
1980s11%89%
1990s31%69%
2000s42%58%
2010s47%53%
2020s58%42%