Given name & surname · also English
Skyler
“one who is learned; a scholar”·“a fugitive”
Skyler is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “one who is learned; a scholar” and “a fugitive”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “one who is learned; a scholar” and “a fugitive”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with English and Danish naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1954. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Skyler through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 69,539
- 41,841 boys · 27,698 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 2,756 babies
- 2025
- 747
- #671 for girls · #783 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −38%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 44% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 422 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 671 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 36.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,284 in 2000. It also appeared in 325 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (45). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 56,083 as a first name in 2020; 186 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.
Skyler’s family of names
In English usage, Skyler has a related form in Skylar. In English usage, Skyler has a related form in Skylar. Skyler has a related form in Skylor.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 15
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Skyler
- Skyler SamuelsAmerican actressborn 1994
- Skyler GisondoAmerican actorborn 1996
- Skyler ShayeAmerican actressborn 1986
- Skyler DayAmerican actress and singerborn 1991
- Skyler PageAmerican animatorborn 1989
- Skyler BowlinAmerican basketball player (born 1989)
- Skyler StoneAmerican actorborn 1979
- Skyler WexlerCanadian actressborn 2004
Characters named Skyler: Skyler White (the television drama series Breaking Bad).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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