Skyler

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⭐ Famous Skyler

Skyler Samuels

American actress

Choose Skyler and your child shares a first name with Skyler Samuels, an American actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Skyler, like who?” Skyler Samuels's Wikipedia article is available in 29 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 3,808 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Skyler, 422 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Skyler would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistorySkyler first shows up in US birth records in 1954, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 71 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2000, when it reached #250.
• 📉Then vs nowSkyler was 2.7× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 1,414 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 3,808.
• 🍂TrendSkyler has slipped 207 places over the last five years and now sits at #670. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedSkyler is most popular in Montana, where it ranks #208, followed by Connecticut (#393) and Maryland (#400). It's in the top 1,000 in 28 states.
• ⚖️Boy or girlSkyler is given to both boys and girls: 56% of the 747 babies named Skyler in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningSkyler is a Dutch form of Schuyler, which means “scholar”. Our records link it to Dutch, English and Scottish roots.
• 🌍OriginSkyler is the #3 most popular Dutch girl name in the US. That's out of 35 Dutch girl and unisex names in our list.

About the name Skyler

Skyler is a gender-neutral name of Dutch, English and Scottish origin meaning “scholar”. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with S and ending in “-ler”. US birth records list Skyler for girls from 1975 to 2025, in 50 of those 51 years. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked #250 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #670, with 422 babies. Of the 747 US babies named Skyler in 2025, 56% were girls and 44% were boys.

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