Skyler
Mostly girls · SKY-ler · Germanic
Skyler is a name of Germanic origin, meaning “scholar”. In 2025 it ranked 973rd for girls in the UK (38 babies) and 670th for girls in the US (422 babies).
What does Skyler mean?
Germanic: respelling of the Dutch surname Schuyler
“scholar”
A respelling of the Dutch surname Schuyler, used for both boys and girls.
- Say it
- SKY-ler
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Is Skyler a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Skyler has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 38 girls and 10 boys in the UK and 422 girls and 325 boys in the US.
How popular is Skyler in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #973among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 38about 1 in 7,300 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 47% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 38 girls in the UK were named Skyler, making it the 973rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 645th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 143 girls. 10 boys were also named Skyler in 2025 (2,342nd for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Skyler than any year since 2011.
Half of all the girls named Skyler in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 193 girls in the UK were given Skyler or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #271, up from #973 for this spelling alone.
- Skylar 155
- Skyler 38
In 2025, 79% of the babies named Skyler in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 922nd in England and Wales.
Skyler in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | #973 |
| 2024 | 47 | #840 |
| 2023 | 58 | #681 |
| 2022 | 71 | #596 |
| 2021 | 85 | #533 |
| 2020 | 64 | #645 |
| 2019 | 107 | #440 |
| 2018 | 98 | #493 |
| 2017 | 119 | #410 |
| 2016 | 116 | #426 |
| 2015 | 143 | #361 |
| 2014 | 125 | #395 |
| 2013 | 76 | #593 |
| 2012 | 52 | #808 |
| 2011 | 24 | #1,379 |
| 2010 | 16 | #1,829 |
| 2009 | 17 | #1,691 |
| 2008 | 15 | #1,840 |
| 2007 | 17 | #1,614 |
| 2006 | 13 | #1,860 |
| 2005 | 10 | #2,206 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,949 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 1 | #5,540 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,689 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
How popular is Skyler in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #670among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 422about 1 in 3,800 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 37% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 422 girls in the US were named Skyler, making it the 670th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 463rd. Its busiest year was 2000, with 1,284 girls. It first appears in the records in 1975. 325 boys were also named Skyler in 2025 (783rd for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Skyler than any year since 1994.
Half of all the girls named Skyler in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,254 girls in the US were given Skyler or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #157, up from #670 for this spelling alone.
In 1975, 16% of the babies named Skyler in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 56%, with more girls than boys since 2014.
Skyler in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 422 | #670 |
| 2024 | 445 | #659 |
| 2023 | 479 | #623 |
| 2022 | 570 | #541 |
| 2021 | 554 | #552 |
| 2020 | 667 | #463 |
| 2019 | 715 | #439 |
| 2018 | 770 | #400 |
| 2017 | 817 | #382 |
| 2016 | 915 | #358 |
| 2015 | 1,126 | #283 |
| 2014 | 1,084 | #300 |
| 2013 | 874 | #362 |
| 2012 | 839 | #372 |
| 2011 | 656 | #456 |
| 2010 | 639 | #473 |
| 2009 | 760 | #421 |
| 2008 | 765 | #423 |
| 2007 | 875 | #375 |
| 2006 | 1,037 | #316 |
| 2005 | 1,019 | #315 |
| 2004 | 1,033 | #310 |
| 2003 | 1,132 | #276 |
| 2002 | 1,162 | #270 |
| 2001 | 1,147 | #276 |
| 2000 | 1,284 | #250 |
| 1999 | 1,219 | #256 |
| 1998 | 1,022 | #295 |
| 1997 | 634 | #413 |
| 1996 | 536 | #468 |
| 1995 | 441 | #537 |
| 1994 | 382 | #590 |
| 1993 | 402 | #584 |
| 1992 | 314 | #688 |
| 1991 | 224 | #878 |
| 1990 | 283 | #735 |
| 1989 | 90 | #1,560 |
| 1988 | 86 | #1,540 |
| 1987 | 92 | #1,423 |
| 1986 | 44 | #2,299 |
| 1985 | 19 | #4,125 |
| 1984 | 28 | #3,068 |
| 1983 | 18 | #4,108 |
| 1982 | 14 | #4,943 |
| 1981 | 16 | #4,531 |
| 1980 | 13 | #5,244 |
| 1979 | 13 | #5,091 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 10 | #5,886 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
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