Total births
10
Recorded 1898–1898 Boys' name Peak 1898 10 births
Schley — boys' name
10 babies named Schley in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 1898. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
1890s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Schley was born in this single decade.
1898
Single peak year
10 babies were named Schley in 1898 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Schley
The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Schley between 1898 and 1898, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Schley currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1898. The name reached its historical peak in 1898, when 10 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Schley performed strongest in the 1890s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Schley in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 10 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Schley at a glance
Last recorded 1898Peak year
1898
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1898
Schley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–1898
- Peak year (1898)
- 10
- Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
Schley by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1890s
- 10 births that decade — 100% of Schley's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Schley? ▼
10 babies have been named Schley since 1898. It was last recorded in 1898. The peak year was 1898 with 10 births.
When was Schley most popular? ▼
Schley was most popular in the 1890s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1898.
How long has the name Schley been used? ▼
Schley has been recorded in Social Security data since 1898, spanning 1 years of data through 1898.
What names are similar to Schley? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Schuyler, Schyler, Schneur, Schneider, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Schley
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1898–1898 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.