According to the US Social Security registration, 580 babies named Skyla were born in 2014. The name was on the rise in the 2000s, along with the similar name Skylar, which has risen to the top of recent name lists.
An old Dutch name with cultural value, Skyla means "sheltering" and is used internationally.
Would Bayer consider naming a contraceptive Jennifer, Rachel, or Brittany? Why would a human name be used to label such an intimate product that is inappropriately mass advertised on daytime television?
We are appealing to Bayer to change their contraceptive name to one that is not personally insulting to many women and girls, who are now subjected to slander and ridicule regarding being the moniker of birth control.
Why is this important?
We are appealing to Bayer to change their contraceptive name to one that is not personally insulting to many women and girls, who are now subjected to slander and ridicule regarding being the moniker of birth control, to a name that that does not hold international cultural value as a personal name.