Is Skylar a boy or girl name?
Skylar is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 2,186 girls and 113 boys were named Skylar, so 95.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 82.5% of the 103,743 US babies named Skylar were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,550
- Girl rank, 2024
- #134
- Babies named Skylar since 1959
- 103,743
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 5,652 babies
Boys and girls named Skylar, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 40 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 116 | 55 | 32.2% |
| 1980s | 1,576 | 513 | 24.6% |
| 1990s | 5,770 | 9,101 | 61.2% |
| 2000s | 6,169 | 21,896 | 78% |
| 2010s | 3,741 | 39,419 | 91.3% |
| 2020s | 736 | 14,601 | 95.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 113 | #1,550 | 2,186 | #134 |
| 2023 | 149 | #1,285 | 2,537 | #107 |
| 2022 | 159 | #1,243 | 2,892 | #87 |
| 2021 | 153 | #1,250 | 3,346 | #74 |
| 2020 | 162 | #1,192 | 3,640 | #64 |
| 2019 | 213 | #992 | 4,049 | #56 |
| 2018 | 232 | #921 | 4,407 | #49 |
| 2017 | 282 | #808 | 4,736 | #48 |
| 2016 | 321 | #758 | 5,134 | #42 |
| 2015 | 358 | #704 | 5,294 | #42 |
| 2014 | 414 | #634 | 4,778 | #48 |
| 2013 | 490 | #543 | 3,789 | #73 |
| 2012 | 457 | #567 | 3,348 | #87 |
| 2011 | 481 | #527 | 2,161 | #145 |
| 2010 | 493 | #525 | 1,723 | #180 |
| 2009 | 547 | #498 | 1,774 | #185 |
| 2008 | 532 | #512 | 1,750 | #192 |
| 2007 | 564 | #477 | 2,060 | #171 |
| 2006 | 632 | #435 | 2,352 | #145 |
| 2005 | 563 | #453 | 2,241 | #154 |
| 2004 | 537 | #470 | 2,176 | #154 |
| 2003 | 632 | #408 | 2,305 | #144 |
| 2002 | 680 | #383 | 2,391 | #141 |
| 2001 | 734 | #361 | 2,344 | #141 |
| 2000 | 748 | #356 | 2,503 | #135 |
| 1999 | 695 | #374 | 2,513 | #131 |
| 1998 | 730 | #358 | 1,731 | #173 |
| 1997 | 657 | #372 | 953 | #302 |
| 1996 | 636 | #373 | 855 | #328 |
| 1995 | 561 | #408 | 685 | #386 |
| 1994 | 585 | #398 | 621 | #403 |
| 1993 | 574 | #404 | 547 | #456 |
| 1992 | 469 | #464 | 413 | #567 |
| 1991 | 415 | #486 | 364 | #620 |
| 1990 | 448 | #466 | 419 | #561 |
| 1989 | 296 | #563 | 127 | #1,247 |
| 1988 | 229 | #625 | 116 | #1,267 |
| 1987 | 245 | #581 | 106 | #1,312 |
| 1986 | 171 | #697 | 61 | #1,860 |
| 1985 | 175 | #671 | 29 | #3,154 |
| 1984 | 146 | #723 | 20 | #3,970 |
| 1983 | 96 | #903 | 14 | #5,107 |
| 1982 | 103 | #883 | 14 | #5,164 |
| 1981 | 89 | #959 | 15 | #4,931 |
| 1980 | 26 | #2,105 | 11 | #6,266 |
| 1979 | 35 | #1,667 | 13 | #5,373 |
| 1978 | 16 | #2,779 | 7 | #8,428 |
| 1977 | 20 | #2,345 | 11 | #5,839 |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,683 | 10 | #5,976 |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,628 | 8 | #7,049 |
| 1974 | 8 | #4,141 | 6 | #8,585 |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,657 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,791 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,659 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,506 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,455 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,551 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,274 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 10 | #2,879 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 10 | #2,796 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Skylar reached #356 in 2000. As a girl name, it reached #42 in 2015. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Skylar
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.