Given name & surname
Schuyler
“a scholarly man”
Schuyler is used as a given name and a surname. One Danish interpretation is “a scholarly man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Danish interpretation is “a scholarly man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Danish.
How it developed
In English usage, Schuyler developed from Schüler.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Schuyler through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,480
- 4,166 boys · 1,314 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 182 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #10,778 for girls · #11,769 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −46%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 51% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,778 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 48.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 61 in 1999. It also appeared in 6 birth records for boys in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,367 as a first name in 2020; 3,250 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Schuyler’s family of names
In English usage, Schuyler shares an earlier linguistic root with SCHOOLER. Schuyler has a related form in Schyler. Schuyler has a related form in Schylar.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Schuyler
- Schuyler ColfaxVice President of the United States from 1869 to 1873 (1823–1885)
- Schuyler Enckathletics competitor (1900–1970)
- Schuyler FiskAmerican actress, singer and songwriterborn 1982
- Schuyler Carronbobsledder (1921–1964)
- Schuyler WheelerAmerican inventor of the two-blade electric fan1860–1923
- Scorpio SkyAmerican professional wrestler and mixed martial artistborn 1983
- Schuyler GrantAmerican actressborn 1970
- S. Otis BlandAmerican politician (1872-1950)
- Schuyler MerrittAmerican politician (1853-1953)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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