[DJ's_Girl]

Okay, so I TOTALY am in love with the name

Skyler Jeremiah

for a boy. The problem is that we have a friend that says Skyler is too feminine. And I did a poll on my other board and the majority say it's too girly for a boy, also. Do you think that it is?

ETA: A lot of people on the other board have spelled it SkylAr and I do think that is a giry spelling. Which is why it is SkylEr

Thank you in advance for your votes/input.

 

[LuckyTrish]

I love the name Skyler for a boy! I've never known any girls named Skyler, so I would automatically assume it was a "boy name" anyway.

 

[jimblejamble]

I loooooooooove Jeremiah but not Skyler.

 

[daisyem]

I've only known 2 Skyler's and they are both boys. They are both around the age of 25. So, to me, it is a boy name.

I do know a girl Skylee though...

 

[burke-a-bee]

What a great combo...non traditional and traditional.

 

[amy9798]

I like it better for a boy than for a girl personally.

Have you considered spelling it the original, masculine way Schuyler?

 

[Krystal323]

ohh man. i'm so sorry, i don't want to sound rude--which means that i have no words to describe this name, for either a boy or a girl.

i really don't like it!

 

[Forthwith]

I think Skyler is a great name for a boy (and I love the name Jeremiah!).

(Re spelling: While the Skylers I have met were both boys, the only Schuyler I've ever met was a girl.)

 

[LaLaLaLa]

I'm afraid that's one of those names that is steadily becoming a crossover. Schuyler is a boy's name, and I know two older men, in their fifties or sixties, who are Schuylers. But right now I know five little girls under the age of six who are Skylers or Skylars or Skylas. Right now I would NOT name a boy Skyler; it's a name that is rapidly growing in popularity, and is predominantly female right now.

 

[mama2myloves]

I like it!

 

[askew]

It screams trendy girl name to me. I think it might be hard for a boy to have a name that girls have, even i the name is GN. Once a name goes girl- it goes off my list for a boy. My neighbor's son is Taylor, and at 15 he HATES his name saying too many girls have it. Never mind he is the 5th Taylor in his family!

 

[DJ's_Girl]

Hi girls! Thank you so so much for your input! I love hearing everyone's take one it- good and bad.

It very interesting to see the different takes on it and I've learned a lot of good info, too.

 

[zinemama]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Krystal323 ohh man. i'm so sorry, i don't want to sound rude--which means that i have no words to describe this name, for either a boy or a girl. i really don't like it!

I'm with her. Except that I'll say it sounds totally 80's preppy. Like a snotty rich girl.

Jeremiah, on the other hand, is a great name.

 

[dawncayden]

I always saw it as a boys name then I've been watching Breaking Bad and his wife's name is Skylar, so now thats in my head...so now its both I guess.

 

[melamama]

I have a friend with a son who's name is Skyler. But before that I always thought of it as a girl's name.

 

[notjustmamie]

The only person I know in real life named Skyler is a man in his early 20s. The only time I've heard it used as a girl's name is Pamela Anderson's character on Stacked.

 

[mariekitt24]

Skyler is soo not a girly name. In fact, if anything, too many girls are getting named BOYISH names, not the other way around. Boy names are soo hard to come up with as is, I think its great you aren't wanting to name him something boring and typical. I am very critical of names, and I actually really like your idea for a name! You're right though, spelling it Skylar would be feminine. The first and middle name sound great together too! Nice choice!

ETA: it sounds just like Tyler does it not? What GIRL names rhyme with Skyler? None that I can think of!

 

[j_p_i]

DSS is named Schyler (same pronunciation) so I think it's fine. In fact I associate the name with a boy because of it. It's never crossed my mind that it was feminine or girly at all

 

[terrordactyl]

i know a boy names skyler i love it

 

[mags]

I have always thought of Skyler as a boy name, BUT the only Skyler I know IRL is a girl...