Recorded 1997–2001 Unisex name Peak 1997 12 births

Scyler — boys' name

12 babies named Scyler in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s6
1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Scyler was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

6 babies were named Scyler in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Scyler

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Scyler between 1997 and 2001, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Scyler currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Scyler is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 2000.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Scyler performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Scyler shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Scyler 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 12 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.

Scyler at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

12

Since 1997

5 years of records

Peak year

1997

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1997

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 2001

Scyler popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1997

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1997)
6
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
6 20011997 6

Scyler popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2000 (Scyler as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2000 5

Scyler by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
6 births that decade — 50% of Scyler's all-time total
1990s62000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Scyler?
12 babies have been named Scyler since 1997. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1997 with 6 births.
When was Scyler most popular?
Scyler was most popular in the 1990s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Is Scyler a unisex name?
Yes, Scyler is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 12 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Scyler been used?
Scyler has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 5 years of data through 2001.

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, 1997–2001 (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.