The name Skyler or Skylar () is an Anglicized spelling of the surname and given name '' Schuyler''. ''Schuyler'' was introduced into America as a surname by 17th century Dutch settlers arriving in New York. By the 19th century, in honor of members of New York's prominent Schuyler family such as Philip Schuyler, the surname had entered use as a given name; for example, Schuyler Colfax (1823–1885), the 17th

Vice President of the United States The vice president of the United States (VPOTUS) is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the U.S. federal government, after the president of the United States, and ranks first in the presidential line of succession. The vice ...

. The spellings ''Skyler'' and ''Skylar'' first in the United States during the 1980s. The name is in use for both boys and girls.

Masculine given name

Skyler Stone Skyler Joseph Clipner, professionally known as Skyler Stone (born January 1, 1979) is an American actor who starred in '' Con'' which ran on Comedy Central for two months in the spring of 2005. Early life and education Stone was born in St. Louis, ...

(born 1979), American actor and comedian *

Skyler Green Skyler Levon Green (born September 12, 1984 in Houma, Louisiana) is a former American football wide receiver and return specialist in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, Cincinnati Bengals and New Orleans Saints. He also was a me ...

(born 1984), American football player for the

Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Cowboys compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East divisi ...

* Skylar Astin (born 1987), American actor * Skyler Gisondo (born 1996), American actor * Skyler Page (born 1989), American animator and voice actor *

Skyler Milne Skyler Milne (born September 27, 1993) is an American soccer player. Career College Milne played college soccer at the Utah Valley University for three seasons between 2014 and 2016. While at college, Milne joined USL PDL side GPS Portland Phoen ...

(born 1993), American soccer player *

Skyler Howard Skyler Howard (born November 6, 1994) is an American football quarterback that most recently played for the Obic Seagulls of the Japanese X-League. High School & College Howard was born in Fort Worth, Texas and attended Brewer High School. H ...

(born 1994), American football quarterback *

Skyler Bowlin Skyler Bowlin (born July 7, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Bakken Bears of the Danish Basketligaen. Bowlin plays at both the point guard and shooting guard positions. Professional career In the 2015–16 season, he wa ...

(born 1989), American professional basketball player *

Skyler Stromsmoe Skyler Emerson Stromsmoe (born March 30, 1984) is a Canadian professional baseball utility player who is a free agent. Prior to beginning his professional career, he played college baseball at Longview Community College and Southern Arkansas Univ ...

(born 1984), Canadian professional baseball utility player *

Skyler Wheeler Skyler Wheeler (born April 24, 1993) is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he has served as member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing the 4th district since 2017. Wheeler finished first in a field of thre ...

(born 1993), Republican member * Skylar Kergil (born 1991), American transgender activist *

Skylar Thomas (soccer) Skylar Rutherford Thomas (born July 27, 1993) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Memphis 901 in the USL Championship. Club career Early career Thomas began playing soccer at age six with Pickering SC. Thomas attended Syra ...

(born 1993), Canadian professional soccer player

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* Skylar Spence, stage name of Ryan DeRobertis, musician and singer

Fictional characters

* Skyler Morse, a fictional character from the animated TV series ''

South Park ''South Park'' is an American animated sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone and developed by Brian Graden for Comedy Central. The series revolves around four boys Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormickand th ...

Feminine given name

Skyler White (writer) Skyler White is a writer of fantasy and science fiction, including the novel ''The Incrementalists'' co-authored with Steven Brust. She is also the author of two novels in the genres of romance and erotica. Biography Early life and influenc ...

(b. 1967), American writer of fantasy, science fiction, and romance novels * Skyler Day (b. 1991), American actress and singer *

Skylar Diggins-Smith Skylar Kierra Diggins-Smith (born August 2, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Diggins was drafted third overall by the Tulsa Shock in the 2013 WNBA ...

(b. 1990), American professional basketball player *

Skylar Brandt Skylar Paley Brandt (born January 8, 1993) is an American ballet dancer who is currently a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre. Early life Skylar Brandt was born and raised in Purchase, New York. Her parents are Gary and Barbara ...

(b. 1993), American ballet dancer * Skyler Samuels (b. 1994), American actress *

Skylar Laine Skylar Laine (born Skylar Laine Harden; February 1, 1994) is an American singer from Brandon, Mississippi. She placed fifth on the eleventh season of ''American Idol. Early life Laine was raised in Brandon, Mississippi and graduated from Brand ...

(b. 1994), American singer * Skylar Stecker (b. 2002), American singer-songwriter and actress

Pseudonyms

Skylar Grey Holly Brook Hafermann (born February 23, 1986), known professionally as Skylar Grey, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer from Mazomanie, Wisconsin. In 2004, at the age of 17, Grey signed a publishing deal with Universal Music ...

, stage name of Holly Brook Hafermann, multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and record producer

Fictional characters

* Skylar Adams, a fictional character from the TV series ''Alphas'' * Skylar Banes, a fictional character from Ubisoft's '' Anno 2070'' * Skylar Bergman, fictional character from the TV series '' Baywatch'' * Skyler Dayton, fictional character from the TV series ''

Stacked ''Stacked'' is an American television sitcom that aired on Fox from April 13, 2005 to January 11, 2006. Premise ''Stacked'' was described as the opposite of ''Cheers'', instead of a smart person in a "dumb" place, it is based on the concept of a ...

'' * Skylar Deacon, a fictional character from the 2000 novel '' Calling the Swan'' by Jean Thesman * Skyler the Fireworks Fairy, fictional character from the book series ''

Rainbow Magic ''Rainbow Magic'' is a British children's fiction brand originally created by Working Partners and now owned by IoM Media Ventures. It is best known for the children's books published by Orchard Books. The books are ghostwritten by a number of ...

'' * Skylar Sinclair, a fictional character from EA's

The Saboteur ''The Saboteur'' is an action-adventure video game developed by Pandemic Studios and published by Electronic Arts. It was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in December 2009. A mobile version of the game was developed an ...

* Skylar Stevens, the fictional character from the television series ''Jericho'' * Skylar Storm, a fictional character from the TV series ''

Mighty Med ''Mighty Med'' is an American television series created by Jim Bernstein and Andy Schwartz and produced by It's a Laugh Productions for Disney XD. It stars Bradley Steven Perry, Jake Short, Paris Berelc, Devan Leos, and Augie Isaac. The series ai ...

'' *

Skyler White Skyler White ( née Lambert) is a fictional character in '' Breaking Bad'', portrayed by Anna Gunn. For her performance, Gunn received critical acclaim, with some critics even lauding her character as the template for television anti-heroines. ...

, a fictional character from the TV series ''

Breaking Bad ''Breaking Bad'' is an American crime drama television series created and produced by Vince Gilligan. Set and filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the series follows Walter White (Bryan Cranston), an underpaid, overqualified, and dispirited hig ...

'' * Skylar, a fictional character from the movie '' Good Will Hunting''

Surname

Edward Skyler Edward "Ed" Skyler is an American politician and businessperson. He was Deputy Mayor for Operations for New York City, the youngest deputy mayor in New York City's history. In 2010, he was named the senior public and governmental relations execu ...

(born 1973), former Deputy Mayor for Operations for New York City * Tristine Skyler, American playwright, screenwriter, and producer *

Sunny Skylar Sunny Skylar (October 11, 1913 – February 2, 2009) was an American composer, singer, lyricist, and music publisher. He was born Selig Sidney Shaftel in Brooklyn, New York, one of four children, to Sarah and Jacob Shaftel (or Schaftel), Jewish im ...

(1913–2009), American composer, singer, lyricist, and music publisher

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