Skylar
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SKY-lar
- Origin
- Germanic
- UK rank, 2025
- #311 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #167 for girls
Skylar is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “scholar”. In 2025 it ranked 311th for girls in the UK (155 babies) and 167th for girls in the US (1,818 babies).
What does Skylar mean?
Germanic: respelling of the Dutch surname Schuyler
“scholar”
A respelling of Schuyler, the Dutch surname of the New York family celebrated in the musical Hamilton.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Skylar a girl's or a boy's name?
Skylar is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 155 girls and 5 boys in the UK and 1,818 girls and 113 boys in the US.
How popular is Skylar in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #311among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 155about 1 in 1,800 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 43% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 155 girls in the UK were named Skylar, making it the 311th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 168th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 377 girls. 5 boys were also named Skylar in 2025 (3,747th for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Skylar than any year since 2012.
Half of all the girls named Skylar in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 193 girls in the UK were given Skylar or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #271, up from #311 for this spelling alone.
- Skylar 155
- Skyler 38
Among girls in 2025, it was 312th in England and Wales, 284th in Scotland and 334th in Northern Ireland.
Skylar in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 155 | #311 |
| 2024 | 212 | #250 |
| 2023 | 238 | #219 |
| 2022 | 335 | #167 |
| 2021 | 359 | #161 |
| 2020 | 339 | #168 |
| 2019 | 340 | #170 |
| 2018 | 377 | #158 |
| 2017 | 331 | #183 |
| 2016 | 309 | #194 |
| 2015 | 281 | #209 |
| 2014 | 269 | #222 |
| 2013 | 184 | #281 |
| 2012 | 140 | #379 |
| 2011 | 81 | #564 |
| 2010 | 28 | #1,229 |
| 2009 | 31 | #1,093 |
| 2008 | 19 | #1,548 |
| 2007 | 32 | #1,012 |
| 2006 | 17 | #1,545 |
| 2005 | 16 | #1,521 |
| 2004 | 16 | #1,488 |
| 2003 | 9 | #2,109 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,874 |
| 2001 | 8 | #2,150 |
| 2000 | 8 | #2,097 |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 1 | #5,110 |
How popular is Skylar in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #167among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,818about 1 in 880 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 46% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.6%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,818 girls in the US were named Skylar, making it the 167th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 64th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 5,295 girls. It first appears in the records in 1974. 113 boys were also named Skylar in 2025 (1,529th for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 10 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Skylar than any year since 2010.
Half of all the girls named Skylar in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,254 girls in the US were given Skylar or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #157, up from #167 for this spelling alone.
In 1977, 35% of the babies named Skylar in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 94%, with more girls than boys since 1994.
Skylar in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,818 | #167 |
| 2024 | 2,195 | #134 |
| 2023 | 2,538 | #107 |
| 2022 | 2,894 | #87 |
| 2021 | 3,346 | #74 |
| 2020 | 3,645 | #64 |
| 2019 | 4,054 | #56 |
| 2018 | 4,411 | #49 |
| 2017 | 4,736 | #48 |
| 2016 | 5,137 | #42 |
| 2015 | 5,295 | #42 |
| 2014 | 4,779 | #48 |
| 2013 | 3,790 | #73 |
| 2012 | 3,349 | #87 |
| 2011 | 2,162 | #145 |
| 2010 | 1,723 | #180 |
| 2009 | 1,776 | #184 |
| 2008 | 1,750 | #192 |
| 2007 | 2,060 | #171 |
| 2006 | 2,352 | #145 |
| 2005 | 2,241 | #154 |
| 2004 | 2,176 | #154 |
| 2003 | 2,305 | #144 |
| 2002 | 2,391 | #141 |
| 2001 | 2,344 | #141 |
| 2000 | 2,503 | #135 |
| 1999 | 2,513 | #131 |
| 1998 | 1,731 | #173 |
| 1997 | 953 | #302 |
| 1996 | 855 | #328 |
| 1995 | 685 | #386 |
| 1994 | 621 | #403 |
| 1993 | 547 | #456 |
| 1992 | 413 | #566 |
| 1991 | 364 | #619 |
| 1990 | 419 | #559 |
| 1989 | 128 | #1,236 |
| 1988 | 117 | #1,254 |
| 1987 | 106 | #1,301 |
| 1986 | 61 | #1,837 |
| 1985 | 30 | #3,007 |
| 1984 | 20 | #3,873 |
| 1983 | 14 | #4,883 |
| 1982 | 14 | #4,943 |
| 1981 | 15 | #4,745 |
| 1980 | 11 | #5,911 |
| 1979 | 13 | #5,091 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 11 | #5,530 |
| 1976 | 10 | #5,599 |
| 1975 | 8 | #6,482 |
| 1974 | 6 | #7,678 |
Names like Skylar
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Harper Scarlett Aubrey Willow Sienna Myla Amelie Safa Zara Summer Sylvie Autumn
Other spellings of Skylar
Names related to Skylar
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Skylar: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/skylar, updated 20 October 2026.