Skyler
The name Skyler or Skylar (/ˈskaɪlər/) is an Anglicized spelling of the surname and given names Schuyler and Schuylar.
Schuyler was introduced into America as a surname by 17th century Dutch settlers arriving in New York.[1] By the 19th century, in honor of members of New York's prominent Schuyler family such as Philip Schuyler, the surname had entered use as a given name; for example, Schuyler Colfax (1823–1885), the 17th Vice President of the United States.
The spellings Skyler and Skylar came into fashion as either a masculine or feminine given name in the United States during the 1980s. As of 2016, both names are more common for females, but Skylar is most strongly associated with females (the 42nd most common name for females and the 761 most common for males born in 2016)[2] than Skyler (the 359 most common name for females and the 414 most common for males born in 2016)[3] The spelling Schuyler ceased to rank among the top 1,000 names for boys in the United States after 1994, when it was at 974th place on the charts.[4]
Masculine given name
- Skyler Stone (born 1979), American actor and comedian
- Skyler Green (born 1984), American football player for the Dallas Cowboys
- Skylar Astin (born 1987), American actor
- Skyler Gisondo (born 1996), American actor
- Skyler Page (born 1989), American animator and voice actor
- Skyler Milne (born 1993), American soccer player
- Skyler Howard (born 1994), American football quarterback
- Skyler Bowlin (born 1989), American professional basketball player
- Skyler Stromsmoe (born 1984), Canadian professional baseball utility player
- Skyler Wheeler (born 1993), Republican member
- Skylar Kergil (born 1991), American transgender activist
- Skylar Thomas (soccer) (born 1993), Canadian professional soccer player
Pseudonyms
- Skylar Spence, stage name of Ryan DeRobertis, musician and singer
Fictional characters
- Skyler Morse, a fictional character from the animated TV series South Park
Feminine given name
- Skyler White (writer) (b. 1967), American writer of fantasy, science fiction, and romance novels
- Skyler Day (b. 1991), American actress and singer
- Skylar Diggins-Smith (b. 1990), American professional basketball player
- Skylar Brandt (b. 1993), American ballet dancer
- Skyler Samuels (b. 1994), American actress
- Skylar Laine (b. 1994), American singer
- Skylar Stecker (b. 2002), American singer-songwriter and actress
Pseudonyms
- Skylar Grey, stage name of Holly Brook Hafermann, multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and record producer
Fictional characters
- Skyler Dayton, fictional character from the TV series Stacked
- Skyler White, a fictional character from the TV series Breaking Bad
- Skylar, a fictional character from the movie Good Will Hunting
- Skylar Adams, a fictional character from the TV series Alphas
- Skylar Storm, a fictional character from the TV series Mighty Med
- Skylar Sinclair, a fictional character from EA's The Saboteur
- Skylar Bergman, fictional character from the TV series Baywatch
- Skylar Stevens, the fictional character from the television series Jericho
- Skylar Banes, a fictional character from Ubisoft's Anno 2070
- Skylar Deacon, a fictional character from the 2000 novel Calling the Swan by Jean Thesman
Surname
- Edward Skyler (born 1973), former Deputy Mayor for Operations for New York City
- Tristine Skyler, American playwright, screenwriter, and producer
- Sunny Skylar (1913–2009), American composer, singer, lyricist, and music publisher
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Skyler
- Schuyler (disambiguation)
- Skylar (disambiguation)
- Sky (disambiguation)
References
- ^ "Skyler | meaning of Skyler | name Skyler (boy)". ThinkBabyNames.com. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- ^ http://www.ourbabynamer.com/Skylar-name-popularity.html
- ^ http://www.ourbabynamer.com/Skyler-name-popularity.html
- ^ Behind the Name
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