Schuyler
About Schuyler
This worthy name, imported by the early Dutch colonists, has been all but overpowered by the phonetic spellings -- Skyler for boys and Skylar for girls. With the surnames-as-first-names trend, however, and the popularity of the Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical Hamilton, which features the Schuyler sisters, perhaps Schuyler might receive some more interest in the coming years.
Pronounced SKY-ler.
As of October 2026, Schuyler ranked #11769 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #847 in 1982.
Editor's take: The name Schuyler is a boy's name of Dutch origin meaning "scholar".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | #4,057 | 26 | 13.6 |
| 2016 | #4,180 | 25 | 13.2 |
| 2017 | #4,568 | 22 | 11.9 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Schuyler on lists
Famous Schuylers
- Schuyler Colfax
17th Vice President of the U.S.
- Schuyler Otis Bland
U.S. Congressman from Virginia
- Schuyler Merritt
U.S. Congressman from Connecticut
- Schuyler Skaats Wheeler
American engineer; inventor of the electric fan
- Schuyler Hamilton
American soldier and grandson of Alexander Hamilton
Schuyler in pop culture
- Schuyler "Sky" Tate
Blue/Red Power Ranger in Power Rangers SPD