Given name
Schylar
“a scholarly man”
Schylar is a variant of Schuyler. One Danish interpretation is “a scholarly man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Schylar is a variant of Schuyler. One Danish interpretation is “a scholarly man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Schylar is a variant of Schuyler. An origin associated with Schuyler is Danish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1986. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Schylar through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 343
- 111 boys · 232 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 29 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 18 in 1996. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 384 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Schylar’s family of names
Schylar has a related form in Schuyler.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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