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♂ Skyler (boy)
What does Skyler mean?
Skyler 
as a boys' name (also used more generally as girls' name Skyler) is pronounced SKY-ler. It is of Danish origin, and the meaning of Skyler is "fugitive; giving shelter". Phonetic spelling of Schuyler, brought to New York by 17th-century settlers.
ENDS WITH -er
ASSOCIATED WITH shelter (home), 17th century
Variations
VARIANTS Schuyler, Schyler, Skielar, Skielor, Skyelar, Skylar, Skylen, Skyller, Skylor
SEE ALSO Skye
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA SCHUYLER Schylar, Skuyler
FEMININE FORM Skye
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Skyler Simon (S.S.), ..
How popular is Skyler?
Skyler is a rare first name for men but a somewhat popular last name for all people (#91801 out of 150436, Top 61%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Skyler was first listed in 1970-1979 and reached its peak rank of #214 in the U.S. in 1994, and is presently at #487. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Schuyler, Schyler, Skye, Skylar (#922 IN RECENT RANKINGS) and Skylor are the popular alternative forms of Skyler (#487) listed in the Top 2000. Other variants, like Schylar, are seldom used. These relations of Skyler were favored by parents 2 decades ago (MEDIAN #1138) and have become much less widespread since.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Aylmer, Bailer, Bayler, Beiler, Buhler, Cuyler, Dwyer, Dyer, Eylmer (see Aylmer), Fowler, Fryer, Fylmer (see Filmore), Gayler, Gayner, Hayder, Heller, Hiller, Hyder, Joyner, Keller, Kepler, Kyler▲, Lawler, Mayer, Meyer▼, Muller, Myer, Myller (see Miller), Nagler, Nailer, Rayder, Rayner, Ryker▲, Saber, Sable, Saddler, Sadler, Salem, Sander, Sawyer▲, Sayeed, Sayer, Sayers, Sayge, Sayres, Seager, Sealey, Seger, Sender, Shefer, Shomer, Shylo, Shyloh, Silver, Skie, Skipper, Sky, Snyder, Sorley, Speer, Spider, Spyder, Squier, Stiles, Stoner, Styles, Sulley, Syed, Sylas▲, Sylver, Tayler, Tyler▼, Waller, Wyler and Wylmer. These names tend to be more commonly used than Skyler.
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