The name Skyler or Skylar () is an Anglicized spelling of the surname and given name ''

Schuyler Schuyler may refer to: Places United States * Schuyler County, Illinois * Schuyler County, Missouri * Schuyler, Nebraska, a city * Schuyler County, New York * Schuyler, New York, a town * Schuyler Island, Lake Champlain, New York * Schuyler C ...

''. ''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 Philip John Schuyler (; November 18, 1804) was an American general in the Revolutionary War and a United States Senator from New York. He is usually known as Philip Schuyler, while his son is usually known as Philip J. Schuyler. Born in Alba ...

, the surname had entered use as a given name; for example,

Schuyler Colfax Schuyler Colfax Jr. (; March 23, 1823 – January 13, 1885) was an American journalist, businessman, and politician who served as the 17th vice president of the United States from 1869 to 1873, and prior to that as the 25th speaker of the House ...

(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 ...

(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 Skylar Astin Lipstein (born September 23, 1987) is an American actor and singer. He became known for portraying Jesse Swanson in the musical films ''Pitch Perfect'' (2012) and ''Pitch Perfect 2'' (2015). He originated the role of Georg in the Broa ...

(born 1987), American actor *

Skyler Gisondo Skyler Augustus Gisondo (born July 22, 1996) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the films ''Licorice Pizza'', ''Booksmart'', and ''Vacation'', as well as the television programs ''The Righteous Gemstones'' and ''Santa Clarita Die ...

(born 1996), American actor *

Skyler Page Skyler Dale Page (born October 13, 1989) is an American animator, writer, storyboard artist, and voice actor. He is best known as the creator of the Cartoon Network animated series ''Clarence'', as well as for his tenure as a writer and storyboa ...

(born 1989), American animator and voice actor * Skyler Milne (born 1993), American soccer player * Skyler Howard (born 1994), American football quarterback * Skyler Bowlin (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 Skylar Kergil is an American transgender activist, singer-songwriter, public speaker, YouTube personality, and artist. Kergil has been documenting his transition from female-to-male on YouTube since 2009 to educate viewers about gender identity, ...

(born 1991), American transgender activist * Skylar Thomas (soccer) (born 1993), Canadian professional soccer player

Pseudonyms

Skylar Spence Ryan DeRobertis (known by his stage name Skylar Spence and formerly known as Saint Pepsi) is an American electronic musician and singer who grew up in Farmingville, New York and attended Boston College for two years studying music. His electroni ...

, 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 Skyler Elizabeth Day (born August 2, 1991) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her recurring roles as Maggie Ritter on the TeenNick series '' Gigantic'' and as Amy Ellis on the NBC series '' Parenthood''. Life and career ...

(b. 1991), American actress and singer * Skylar Diggins-Smith (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 Skyler Rose Samuels (born April 14, 1994) is an American actress and model, known for her roles in the television series ''Wizards of Waverly Place'', ''The Gates'', ''The Nine Lives of Chloe King'', '' Scream Queens'' and '' The Gifted''. Early ...

(b. 1994), American actress * Skylar Laine (b. 1994), American singer *

Skylar Stecker Skylar Star Stecker (born April 24, 2002) is an American singer and actress. In 2015, she released her debut studio album, ''This Is Me''. In March 2019, she independently released her second album, ''Redemption''. Life Born on April 24, 2002, in ...

(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 ''Anno 2070'' is a city-building game, city-building and Business simulation game, economic simulation game, with real-time strategy elements. It is the 5th game of the Anno (series), ''Anno'' series. It was released on 17 November 2011, and was c ...

'' *

Skylar Bergman This is a list of the characters in the TV series ''Baywatch'' and ''Baywatch: Hawaii''. Cast timeline ;Cast notes ''Baywatch'' (1989–1990; 1991–1999) ; Mitchell "Mitch" Buchannon (David Hasselhoff, ''Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier'', se ...

, fictional character from the TV series ''

Baywatch ''Baywatch'' is an American action drama television series about lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, and Hawaii, starring David Hasselhoff. It was created by Michael Berk, Douglas Schwartz, and Gregory J. Bonann, ...

'' * Skyler Dayton, fictional character from the TV series '' Stacked'' * 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 a ...

* 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 ''Good Will Hunting'' is a 1997 American psychological drama film directed by Gus Van Sant, and written by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. It stars Robin Williams, Damon, Affleck, Stellan Skarsgård and Minnie Driver. The film received positive r ...

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 Tristine Skyler (born July 27, 1971) is an American writer, producer and actress. Born and raised in New York City, Skyler graduated cum laude from Princeton University. Early life and education Skyler was born and raised in New York City, where ...

, American playwright, screenwriter, and producer * Sunny Skylar (1913–2009), American composer, singer, lyricist, and music publisher

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