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♀ Skyler
What does Skyler mean?
Skyler 
as a girls' name (also used less regularly as boys' name Skyler) is pronounced SKY-ler. It is of Dutch origin, and the meaning of Skyler is "fugitive". Also possibly a phonetic form of the Dutch surname Schulyer, which was brought to New York by 17th-century settlers. Similar to Kyle or Kyla.
ENDS WITH -er
ASSOCIATED WITH surname, 17th century
Variations
VARIANTS Schyler, Schuyler, Skyla▲, Skylar▲, Skyllar
SEE ALSO Skye
RELATED FORMS VIA KYLA, KYLE Kaylee, Kylea, Kylee▼, Kyley
MASCULINE FORMS Schuyler, Skye
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Skyler Aislinn (S.A.), ..
How popular is Skyler?
Skyler is a rare first name for females but a somewhat popular surname for both adults and children (#91801 out of 150436, Top 61%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Skyler was first listed in 1990 and reached its apex rank of #250 in the U.S. in 2000, and is at #404 presently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Prominent alternative forms of Skyler (#404 IN RECENT RANKINGS) ranked in the Top 2000 are Kaylee (#97), Kyla (#438), Kyle, Kylee (#447), Skye (#416), Skyla (#557) and Skylar (#50). Other forms, like Kyley, are uncommon. Adoption of these forms of Skyler was at its most widespread in 2015 (MEDIAN #490) and is almost as conventional today (#551, ▼21%), but with forms like Kyle becoming less fashionable. Skye, Skyla and Skylar are three of the more chic girl names here.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Gayner, Pyper, Sable, Sallee, Salley, Sayge, Shalee, Shaylee, Sher, Shilea, Shyla, Shylah, Shylo, Shyloh, Sile, Silver, Sisley, Skie, Sky▲, Somer, Sommer▼, Summer, Sybel, Sydel, Sylena, Sylva, Sylvee, Tayler▼, Tyler▼ and Tyller. These names tend to be more commonly used than Skyler.
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