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[ syll. (s)ky-ler, sk-yl-er ] The girl name Skyler is also used as a boy name, and more commonly so. It is pronounced SKAYL-er †. Skyler is of Dutch origin and it is used mainly in English. Skyler is a form of the English Skylar. Skyler is rather popular as a baby girl name. The name has been increasing in popularity since the 1980s; prior to that, it was of only sporadic use. At the modest height of its usage in 2000, 0.065% of baby girls were named Skyler. It was #250 in rank then. In 2008, it ranked at #422 with a usage of 0.037%. Within the family of girl names directly related to Skyler, Skylar was the most commonly used. The name was twice as popular as Skyler in 2008. Skyler has in the last century been primarily given to boys. In 2007, 38% more boys than girls were given the name Skyler. A baby name that sounds like Skyler is the English Skylar.
† approx pronunciation for Skyler: S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)"   |
