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Schyler

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How to Pronounce Schyler

Pronounced SKY-ler /ˈskaɪ.lər/Medium

Meaning: Schyler is a spelling that blends Skylar with the original Dutch surname Schuyler, from schuyler, 'scholar.' Carried into American given-name use, and here for a girl, it keeps the Dutch 'scholar' sense in a modern respelling.Medium

In 30 seconds: Schyler is a spelling of Skylar and Schuyler — from Dutch for 'scholar.' It crested around 1996 as a girls' name.
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Origin MediumDutch
MeaningSchyler is a spelling that blends Skylar with the original Dutch surname Schuyler, from schuyler, 'scholar.' Carried into American given-name use, and here for a girl, it keeps the Dutch 'scholar' sense in a modern respelling.
U.S. rank (2016)#15922 ↘ Falling
2016 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1996
Total births (all-time)≈ 602

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 199619852016

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Schyler is a respelling that sits between the fashionable Skylar and the original Dutch surname Schuyler, from schuyler, 'scholar.' The Schuyler family was prominent in colonial New York, and the surname became a given name that, respelled as Skylar and Schyler, turned popular for both sexes in the 1990s. Here it is a girls' spelling carrying the Dutch 'scholar' meaning.

The spelling crested around 1996 and stayed uncommon, borne by several hundred girls before fading in the 2010s. A Schyler named at the peak is now in her late twenties. The spellings Skylar and Skyler dominated; this variant reads as a modern nod to the original Schuyler.

Did you know? The sky in Skylar is a coincidence — the name comes from the Dutch Schuyler, 'scholar,' a colonial-era American surname that Schyler preserves.
Overall data confidence 60%
Behind the Name — Schuyler — Dutch 'scholar'; Schyler variant; mid-1990s peak

Variations

SkylarSchuylerSkyler

Nicknames

SkySchy

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Schuyler— the original Dutch surname behind it
Skyler— a sister spelling of the name
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Frequently Asked

What does the name Schyler mean?

Schyler is a spelling of Skylar and Schuyler, from the Dutch schuyler, 'scholar.'

How do you pronounce Schyler?

It's said SKY-ler /ˈskaɪ.lər/ — two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Schyler a boy or girl name?

This entry is the girl's Schyler; the name is used for both sexes.

How popular is Schyler?

Schyler was an uncommon spelling of Skylar that crested in the mid-nineteen-nineties and has been rare since.

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