Is Skyler a boy or girl name?
Skyler is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 441 girls and 334 boys were named Skyler, so 56.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 39.6% of the 68,773 US babies named Skyler were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #760
- Girl rank, 2024
- #661
- Babies named Skyler since 1954
- 68,773
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 2,756 babies
Boys and girls named Skyler, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 31 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 58 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 249 | 35 | 12.3% |
| 1980s | 3,515 | 420 | 10.7% |
| 1990s | 12,296 | 5,457 | 30.7% |
| 2000s | 14,046 | 10,213 | 42.1% |
| 2010s | 9,329 | 8,433 | 47.5% |
| 2020s | 1,985 | 2,706 | 57.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 334 | #760 | 441 | #661 |
| 2023 | 365 | #729 | 478 | #623 |
| 2022 | 406 | #673 | 569 | #542 |
| 2021 | 387 | #687 | 552 | #554 |
| 2020 | 493 | #568 | 666 | #463 |
| 2019 | 567 | #506 | 715 | #439 |
| 2018 | 602 | #486 | 770 | #403 |
| 2017 | 655 | #463 | 817 | #382 |
| 2016 | 770 | #415 | 915 | #359 |
| 2015 | 913 | #360 | 1,125 | #283 |
| 2014 | 924 | #351 | 1,084 | #300 |
| 2013 | 1,125 | #306 | 873 | #362 |
| 2012 | 1,230 | #287 | 839 | #372 |
| 2011 | 1,223 | #288 | 656 | #456 |
| 2010 | 1,320 | #262 | 639 | #474 |
| 2009 | 1,336 | #260 | 759 | #422 |
| 2008 | 1,312 | #264 | 765 | #423 |
| 2007 | 1,266 | #271 | 875 | #375 |
| 2006 | 1,281 | #270 | 1,037 | #316 |
| 2005 | 1,403 | #240 | 1,019 | #316 |
| 2004 | 1,424 | #234 | 1,033 | #310 |
| 2003 | 1,486 | #231 | 1,132 | #276 |
| 2002 | 1,558 | #222 | 1,162 | #270 |
| 2001 | 1,508 | #229 | 1,147 | #276 |
| 2000 | 1,472 | #231 | 1,284 | #250 |
| 1999 | 1,427 | #231 | 1,219 | #257 |
| 1998 | 1,384 | #230 | 1,022 | #295 |
| 1997 | 1,387 | #221 | 634 | #413 |
| 1996 | 1,392 | #217 | 536 | #469 |
| 1995 | 1,335 | #223 | 441 | #540 |
| 1994 | 1,355 | #214 | 382 | #591 |
| 1993 | 1,191 | #242 | 402 | #587 |
| 1992 | 1,097 | #258 | 314 | #689 |
| 1991 | 881 | #294 | 224 | #882 |
| 1990 | 847 | #301 | 283 | #737 |
| 1989 | 676 | #341 | 90 | #1,572 |
| 1988 | 551 | #368 | 86 | #1,548 |
| 1987 | 454 | #409 | 92 | #1,431 |
| 1986 | 423 | #414 | 44 | #2,334 |
| 1985 | 393 | #431 | 19 | #4,264 |
| 1984 | 319 | #472 | 28 | #3,132 |
| 1983 | 244 | #538 | 18 | #4,262 |
| 1982 | 201 | #604 | 14 | #5,165 |
| 1981 | 175 | #644 | 16 | #4,705 |
| 1980 | 79 | #1,021 | 13 | #5,502 |
| 1979 | 55 | #1,253 | 13 | #5,374 |
| 1978 | 52 | #1,256 | 7 | #8,429 |
| 1977 | 34 | #1,639 | 10 | #6,278 |
| 1976 | 23 | #2,108 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 26 | #1,878 | 5 | #10,356 |
| 1974 | 21 | #2,118 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 8 | #4,010 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,311 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 13 | #2,795 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 7 | #4,180 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,936 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,917 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,894 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 9 | #2,957 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 13 | #2,394 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,991 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 6 | #4,009 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,618 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 9 | #3,015 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #4,432 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #4,479 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,881 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 6 | #3,767 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Skyler reached #214 in 1994. As a girl name, it reached #250 in 2000. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Skyler
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.