Schuyler — #7232 US boys' name
4,160 babies named Schuyler in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 49% of names given to boys today.
28% of everyone ever named Schuyler was born in this single decade.
129 babies were named Schuyler in 1993 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Schuyler
The Social Security Administration has registered 4,160 babies named Schuyler between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Schuyler currently holds the #7232 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 129 babies received it in a single year. Schuyler is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 1,305 additional births since 1948.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Schuyler performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 1,175 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Schuyler shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 401 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Schuyler in 25 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Schuyler 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 4,160 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.
Schuyler at a glance
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Current rank
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Schuyler popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880
- Peak year (1993)
- 129
- Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
Currently ranks #7232 among boys.
4,160 total births across 145 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1993 with 129 births in a single year.
Schuyler popularity over time — girls
1,305 total births recorded since 1948 (Schuyler as girls' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The girls' variant of Schuyler accounts for 24% of total recorded use across both genders.
Schuyler by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 1,175 births that decade — 28% of Schuyler's all-time total
Schuyler decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,175 births
- Runner-up 877 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Schuyler's strongest decade
1,175 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 28% of all-time use.
Schuyler by state
Where Schuyler concentrates geographically — total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 401 | 9.6% |
| #2 | California | | 279 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 91 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 59 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Washington | | 53 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 49 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 33 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 32 | 0.8% |
401 of 4,160 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 9.6% of nationwide
- California 6.7% of nationwide
- Texas 2.2% of nationwide
- Illinois 1.4% of nationwide
- Washington 1.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 25 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 9.6% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Schuyler appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1880–2024 (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.