Schuyler
Schuyler is given to both girls and boys: 9 girls and 6 boys were given it in 2025 (#10,774 among girls’ names and #11,765 among boys’, #12,807 among all names counting both); 5,480 Americans have been recorded with it since 1880 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 4,700 Americans named Schuyler and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (86% of everyone recorded); the median is 32 years old and half are between 24 and 40.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Schuyler by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Schuyler mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Schuyler is “a unisex given name transferred from the surname [in turn from Dutch], of 19th century and later usage.” Its etymology gives the sense “scholar, student” (Schüler).
A Dutch surname (cf. scholier) from German Schüler (“scholar, student”); brought to America by seventeenth-century Dutch immigrants. Doublet of scholar and schooler.
/ˈskaɪ.lɚ/
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Schuyler?
#11,765 among boys’ names, 2025
Schuyler fell from #4,055 in 2015 to #11,765 in 2025 among boys’ names; its share of boys born fell from 13.6 to 3.5 per million.
182 babies in 1993, the peak
Schuyler peaked in 1993, when 182 babies were given it (129 boys, #948 among boys’ names). The 15 births of 2025 (girls and boys) are 8% of that peak.
Births by sex.
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #10,774 | 6 | #11,765 |
| 2024 | 13 | #8,352 | 11 | #7,668 |
| 2023 | 9 | #11,034 | 12 | #7,219 |
| 2022 | 6 | #15,029 | 9 | #8,862 |
| 2021 | 10 | #10,185 | 13 | #6,607 |
| 2020 | 15 | #7,509 | 12 | #6,968 |
| 2019 | 16 | #7,294 | 17 | #5,518 |
| 2018 | 14 | #8,089 | 16 | #5,730 |
| 2017 | 24 | #5,494 | 22 | #4,566 |
| 2016 | 22 | #5,952 | 25 | #4,179 |
Every recorded year (128)
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 18 | #6,938 | 26 | #4,055 |
| 2014 | 17 | #7,250 | 15 | #5,942 |
| 2013 | 16 | #7,689 | 24 | #4,156 |
| 2012 | 18 | #7,091 | 36 | #3,158 |
| 2011 | 19 | #6,802 | 37 | #3,097 |
| 2010 | 18 | #7,162 | 40 | #2,952 |
| 2009 | 29 | #5,066 | 36 | #3,208 |
| 2008 | 27 | #5,406 | 29 | #3,719 |
| 2007 | 29 | #5,074 | 34 | #3,292 |
| 2006 | 27 | #5,206 | 47 | #2,567 |
| 2005 | 26 | #5,084 | 61 | #2,052 |
| 2004 | 40 | #3,678 | 66 | #1,872 |
| 2003 | 44 | #3,337 | 60 | #1,952 |
| 2002 | 53 | #2,843 | 64 | #1,808 |
| 2001 | 34 | #3,851 | 85 | #1,455 |
| 2000 | 54 | #2,731 | 83 | #1,481 |
| 1999 | 61 | #2,418 | 89 | #1,351 |
| 1998 | 60 | #2,358 | 117 | #1,100 |
| 1997 | 46 | #2,724 | 125 | #1,023 |
| 1996 | 45 | #2,746 | 109 | #1,104 |
| 1995 | 46 | #2,668 | 123 | #1,000 |
| 1994 | 36 | #3,209 | 128 | #976 |
| 1993 | 53 | #2,402 | 129 | #948 |
| 1992 | 47 | #2,636 | 116 | #1,011 |
| 1991 | 45 | #2,685 | 128 | #934 |
| 1990 | 40 | #2,881 | 111 | #1,002 |
| 1989 | 27 | #3,757 | 112 | #963 |
| 1988 | 16 | #5,260 | 106 | #935 |
| 1987 | 19 | #4,435 | 98 | #952 |
| 1986 | 17 | #4,688 | 88 | #988 |
| 1985 | 18 | #4,418 | 108 | #876 |
| 1984 | 20 | #3,956 | 77 | #1,019 |
| 1983 | 17 | #4,431 | 64 | #1,125 |
| 1982 | 12 | #5,823 | 110 | #847 |
| 1981 | 8 | #7,983 | 73 | #1,069 |
| 1980 | under 5 | 41 | #1,517 | |
| 1979 | 10 | #6,588 | 24 | #2,143 |
| 1978 | 5 | #11,089 | 30 | #1,785 |
| 1977 | 7 | #8,231 | 25 | #1,995 |
| 1976 | under 5 | 31 | #1,701 | |
| 1975 | 12 | #5,094 | 25 | #1,935 |
| 1974 | 5 | #9,891 | 19 | #2,257 |
| 1973 | under 5 | 26 | #1,772 | |
| 1972 | under 5 | 28 | #1,676 | |
| 1971 | 6 | #8,119 | 18 | #2,262 |
| 1970 | under 5 | 21 | #1,979 | |
| 1969 | under 5 | 12 | #2,660 | |
| 1968 | 6 | #6,866 | 19 | #1,886 |
| 1967 | under 5 | 20 | #1,802 | |
| 1966 | under 5 | 19 | #1,803 | |
| 1965 | under 5 | 15 | #2,157 | |
| 1964 | under 5 | 15 | #2,187 | |
| 1963 | under 5 | 17 | #2,034 | |
| 1962 | under 5 | 19 | #1,889 | |
| 1961 | under 5 | 26 | #1,594 | |
| 1960 | under 5 | 24 | #1,685 | |
| 1959 | under 5 | 19 | #1,908 | |
| 1958 | under 5 | 21 | #1,758 | |
| 1957 | under 5 | 24 | #1,662 | |
| 1956 | under 5 | 22 | #1,711 | |
| 1955 | under 5 | 19 | #1,840 | |
| 1954 | under 5 | 14 | #2,195 | |
| 1953 | 10 | #3,913 | 20 | #1,760 |
| 1952 | 6 | #5,457 | 13 | #2,237 |
| 1951 | under 5 | 17 | #1,894 | |
| 1950 | under 5 | 22 | #1,606 | |
| 1949 | under 5 | 16 | #1,929 | |
| 1948 | 7 | #4,572 | 24 | #1,511 |
| 1947 | under 5 | 21 | #1,690 | |
| 1946 | under 5 | 16 | #1,873 | |
| 1945 | under 5 | 9 | #2,549 | |
| 1944 | under 5 | 11 | #2,287 | |
| 1943 | under 5 | 18 | #1,755 | |
| 1942 | under 5 | 15 | #1,934 | |
| 1941 | under 5 | 15 | #1,889 | |
| 1940 | under 5 | 16 | #1,792 | |
| 1939 | under 5 | 11 | #2,269 | |
| 1938 | under 5 | 10 | #2,461 | |
| 1937 | under 5 | 8 | #2,875 | |
| 1936 | under 5 | 8 | #2,821 | |
| 1935 | under 5 | 11 | #2,377 | |
| 1934 | under 5 | 8 | #2,925 | |
| 1933 | under 5 | 9 | #2,704 | |
| 1932 | under 5 | 14 | #2,084 | |
| 1931 | under 5 | 12 | #2,309 | |
| 1930 | under 5 | 11 | #2,579 | |
| 1929 | under 5 | 8 | #3,209 | |
| 1928 | under 5 | 15 | #2,138 | |
| 1927 | under 5 | 21 | #1,742 | |
| 1926 | under 5 | 16 | #2,061 | |
| 1925 | under 5 | 11 | #2,722 | |
| 1924 | under 5 | 15 | #2,208 | |
| 1923 | under 5 | 26 | #1,490 | |
| 1922 | under 5 | 8 | #3,485 | |
| 1921 | under 5 | 14 | #2,357 | |
| 1920 | under 5 | 18 | #1,952 | |
| 1919 | under 5 | 17 | #1,958 | |
| 1918 | under 5 | 21 | #1,701 | |
| 1917 | under 5 | 20 | #1,683 | |
| 1916 | under 5 | 15 | #2,025 | |
| 1915 | under 5 | 15 | #1,951 | |
| 1914 | under 5 | 11 | #2,085 | |
| 1913 | under 5 | 5 | #3,192 | |
| 1912 | under 5 | 7 | #2,234 | |
| 1908 | under 5 | 6 | #1,349 | |
| 1906 | under 5 | 5 | #1,388 | |
| 1904 | under 5 | 5 | #1,375 | |
| 1901 | under 5 | 7 | #932 | |
| 1900 | under 5 | 9 | #959 | |
| 1896 | under 5 | 6 | #1,083 | |
| 1893 | under 5 | 5 | #1,160 | |
| 1892 | under 5 | 5 | #1,230 | |
| 1890 | under 5 | 5 | #1,137 | |
| 1889 | under 5 | 5 | #1,093 | |
| 1886 | under 5 | 5 | #1,084 | |
| 1883 | under 5 | 5 | #1,020 | |
| 1882 | under 5 | 5 | #1,072 | |
| 1880 | under 5 | 5 | #1,040 |
Ranks: girls’ names and boys’ names ranked separately in each year’s SSA file; “under 5” is a year SSA did not list the name for that sex.
Is Schuyler a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Of the 5,480 Americans recorded as Schuyler, 24% are girls and 76% boys.
Years with fewer than 20 babies given the name are left blank.
Girls and boys named Schuyler: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Schuyler, and how old are they?
4,700 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 86% of the 5,480 Americans ever recorded as Schuyler. The median Schuyler alive today is 32 years old; half are between 24 and 40.
The 2020 Census counted 4,367 people named Schuyler (1,194 women and girls, 3,173 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 4,700 born in the U.S. The Census count is 7% below that prediction.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 43 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 261 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 380 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 2,050 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 1,570 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 394 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Schuyler born?
The states with the most babies named Schuyler are New York, California and Texas, with 68% of its births recorded by state since 1910.
| State | Since 1910 | Rank, boys | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 524 | not ranked | 1.4× |
| California | 306 | not ranked | 0.5× |
| Texas | 120 | not ranked | 0.3× |
| Illinois | 59 | not ranked | 0.2× |
| Washington | 53 | not ranked | 0.5× |
| Indiana | 49 | not ranked | 0.4× |
| Virginia | 35 | not ranked | 0.3× |
| Pennsylvania | 33 | not ranked | 0.1× |
| Michigan | 32 | not ranked | 0.2× |
| Ohio | 27 | not ranked | 0.1× |
Where Schuyler is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Schuyler is most over-represented in New York: since 1910 it was given 1.4 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among boys’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Schuyler with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 3 names spelled alike, given to 180,735 babies since 1880, Schuyler is the third most given (3.0% of them). In 2025 it was given to 15 of their 2,693 babies (<1%), again the third most given.
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
More about Schuyler and names like it
- Compare Schuyler and SkylarBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 1990sSchuyler peaked in 1993.
- New York’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Schuyler since 1910.
- From surnamesWiktionary’s origin for Schuyler: every such name, by how often it is given.
- The top names of 1993The year the most babies were named Schuyler.
- The names of the MillennialsMost people named Schuyler alive today were born 1981-1996.
- Names starting with SMost given first.