Schuyler
From a Dutch surname meaning roughly "scholar" or "schoolmaster," carried to New York by early Dutch settlers and later adopted as a first name.
Schuyler in 2025
Schuyler was given to 15 babies in the United States in 2025 — 6 boys and 9 girls, making it the 12,812th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 221,023 babies born.
The history of Schuyler
Schuyler reached its highest point in 1993, when 182 babies were given the name, ranking 1,779th that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 5,480 babies have been named Schuyler. Half of them were born before 1992, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Schuyler by decade
| Decade | Babies named Schuyler | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 25 | 1,856 |
| 1890s | 21 | 2,431 |
| 1900s | 32 | 2,213 |
| 1910s | 111 | 3,337 |
| 1920s | 152 | 2,990 |
| 1930s | 102 | 4,076 |
| 1940s | 168 | 2,873 |
| 1950s | 207 | 3,100 |
| 1960s | 192 | 3,770 |
| 1970s | 292 | 3,595 |
| 1980s | 1,031 | 1,883 |
| 1990s | 1,654 | 1,779 |
| 2000s | 928 | 2,385 |
| 2010s | 440 | 5,138 |
| 2020s | 125 | 8,403 |
Where Schuyler is heading
Schuyler has fallen 66% over the past decade, from 44 babies in 2015 to 15 in 2025.
Names like Schuyler
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Schuyler.