Schuyler

Unisex

Schuyler has been given to 5,480 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1993.

Meaning & origin /ˈskaɪ.lɚ/

A Dutch surname(Can this([//en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Wiktionary:Etymology_scriptorium/2026/August&action=edit&section=new&preload=Template:rfv-etymology/preload&preloadtitle=%5B%5B%23rfv-etymology-notice-en%7c%5D%5D +]) etymology be sourced?)API (cf. scholier) from German Schüler (“scholar, student”); brought to America by seventeenth-century Dutch immigrants. Doublet of scholar and schooler.

Origin: surnames < Dutch

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

5,480

Peak year

1993 (182 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -66%

Gender split

24% girls / 76% boys

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