Skylar
GirlsBest rank #42 (2015) · ranked in 11 years
Ranked in 11 years, Skylar reached its best position of #42 in 2015.
It held near #87 between 2012 and 2022.
As of the latest count (2025), Skylar has fallen out of the top ranks.
5,295 newborns received the name Skylar in 2015, its peak year.
Skylar was most popular around 2015, making it characteristic of the 2010s generation.
Rank by year
Where Skylar is most popular
In 2025, Skylar was recorded in 42 of the 51 US jurisdictions the SSA reports on, with 1,844 births nationwide.
The largest share came from Texas at 168 births, 9.1% of the national total, where it ranked #449 that year.
By census region the name skews South, which accounts for 46.6% of Skylar births, against 17.6% Northeast, 19.6% Midwest, 16.1% West.
State rankings spread more than the national figure suggests: Skylar placed as high as #196 in Mississippi and as low as #881 in Kansas.
The 9 jurisdictions without a figure are not zeros. SSA withholds any name with fewer than 5 occurrences in a given state and year to protect privacy.
Top states, 2025
- 1Texas168 · #449 there
- 2California141 · #509 there
- 3Florida128 · #319 there
- 4New York107 · #346 there
- 5Georgia95 · #221 there
Share by census region
- Northeast17.6%
- Midwest19.6%
- South46.6%
- West16.1%
Shares are of this name's national total, not of each state's births. SSA withholds any name under 5 occurrences per state and year. Browse all states
Frequently asked questions
- Is Skylar a popular name?
- Skylar reached a best rank of #42 in 2015 and has charted in 11 years.
- Where does Skylar rank now?
- Skylar does not appear in the top ranks in the most recent data (2025).
- Is Skylar a boy or girl name?
- It is recorded primarily as a girls' name.
- When was Skylar most popular?
- Skylar peaked around 2015.
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Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) - Popular Baby Names (national)