The first name Skylar

In 2025, 139 girls were named Skylar, making it the 312th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2018, with 345 births (#151).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Skylar with other names.

In 2025, 1,818 girls born in the United States were named Skylar, the 167th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2015, when 5,295 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Skylar Grey
  American singer, born 1986
• Skylar Astin
  American actor, born 1987
• Skylar Diggins-Smith
  American basketball player (born 1990)
• Skylar Park
  Canadian taekwondoin, born 1999
• Skylar Mays
  American basketball player (born 1997)
• Skylar Stecker
  American singer and songwriter (born 2002)
• Sky Katz
  American actress, rapper and singer, born 2004

• Jan
• Hayden
• Skyler
• Jaap
• Schuyler

All 16 names of Dutch origin

What does the name Skylar mean?

Pronunciation spelling of Schuyler used since the 1980s.

What is the origin of the name Skylar?

Pronunciation spelling of Schuyler used since the 1980s.

How popular is the name Skylar?

In 2025, 139 girls born in England and Wales were named Skylar, ranking 312th. Its peak was 2018, with 345 births.

Is Skylar a boy's or a girl's name?

Both. Of the 105,716 US babies named Skylar since 1880, 83% were girls and 17% boys.

When was Skylar most popular?

2015 in the United States, when 5,295 babies were named Skylar, its highest rank at 42nd.

How do you pronounce Skylar?

Skylar is /ˈskaɪ.lɚ/, 2 syllables.

What are other spellings of Skylar?

Skyler.