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Skylar

Skylar holds the #167 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 1,818 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #64 in 2020 to #167 today. Its strongest year on record was 2015 (#42 nationally, 5,295 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1974. The name's biggest fan base is in Mississippi (#70 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#167
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#42
in 2015 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
1,818
girls named Skylar

Skylar popularity, 1880–2025

0.080%0.16%0.24%0.32%18801900192019401960198020002020#42 in 2015
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsBoys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2015

Where Skylar is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Skylar in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Skylar in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Skylar in 2025VT—New Hampshire: #90 (13 girls, 0.34% of girls born 2025)NH#90Washington: #207 (35 girls, 0.12% of girls born 2025)WA#207Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Skylar in 2025ID—Montana: #208 (5 girls, 0.18% of girls born 2025)MT#208North Dakota: #162 (6 girls, 0.22% of girls born 2025)ND#162Minnesota: #193 (28 girls, 0.13% of girls born 2025)MN#193Wisconsin: #145 (36 girls, 0.18% of girls born 2025)WI#145Michigan: #164 (52 girls, 0.15% of girls born 2025)MI#164New York: #148 (107 girls, 0.14% of girls born 2025)NY#148Massachusetts: #196 (28 girls, 0.12% of girls born 2025)MA#196Rhode Island: #150 (6 girls, 0.24% of girls born 2025)RI#150Oregon: #259 (14 girls, 0.11% of girls born 2025)OR#259Nevada: #264 (10 girls, 0.11% of girls born 2025)NV#264Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Skylar in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Skylar in 2025SD—Iowa: #199 (16 girls, 0.14% of girls born 2025)IA#199Illinois: #124 (75 girls, 0.17% of girls born 2025)IL#124Indiana: #187 (37 girls, 0.13% of girls born 2025)IN#187Ohio: #170 (65 girls, 0.14% of girls born 2025)OH#170Pennsylvania: #130 (80 girls, 0.17% of girls born 2025)PA#130New Jersey: #102 (71 girls, 0.20% of girls born 2025)NJ#102Connecticut: #150 (20 girls, 0.17% of girls born 2025)CT#150California: #254 (131 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)CA#254Utah: #275 (16 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)UT#275Colorado: #172 (34 girls, 0.15% of girls born 2025)CO#172Nebraska: #200 (11 girls, 0.15% of girls born 2025)NE#200Missouri: #221 (28 girls, 0.12% of girls born 2025)MO#221Kentucky: #185 (25 girls, 0.14% of girls born 2025)KY#185West Virginia: #93 (16 girls, 0.32% of girls born 2025)WV#93Virginia: #121 (60 girls, 0.18% of girls born 2025)VA#121Maryland: #84 (48 girls, 0.24% of girls born 2025)MD#84Delaware: #115 (7 girls, 0.31% of girls born 2025)DE#115Arizona: #219 (31 girls, 0.11% of girls born 2025)AZ#219New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Skylar in 2025NM—Kansas: #404 (8 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)KS#404Arkansas: #231 (13 girls, 0.12% of girls born 2025)AR#231Tennessee: #135 (54 girls, 0.17% of girls born 2025)TN#135North Carolina: #110 (89 girls, 0.19% of girls born 2025)NC#110South Carolina: #156 (30 girls, 0.16% of girls born 2025)SC#156District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Skylar in 2025DC—Oklahoma: #272 (15 girls, 0.10% of girls born 2025)OK#272Louisiana: #134 (31 girls, 0.19% of girls born 2025)LA#134Mississippi: #70 (28 girls, 0.31% of girls born 2025)MS#70Alabama: #101 (43 girls, 0.23% of girls born 2025)AL#101Georgia: #86 (95 girls, 0.21% of girls born 2025)GA#86Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Skylar in 2025HI—Texas: #222 (155 girls, 0.10% of girls born 2025)TX#222Florida: #145 (122 girls, 0.14% of girls born 2025)FL#145
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: New Hampshire (#90), West Virginia (#93), Mississippi (#70)

Uniqueness score

27/ 100Very common
everywhereone of a kind

A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Skylar in the most recent year of SSA data.

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Skylar as a boy name

Skylar is currently the #1529 boy name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 113 babies. It has drifted down the charts over the past five years, from #1189 to #1529. Looking at the full record since 1959, Skylar hit its all-time high of #356 in 2000, when 748 boys were given the name. State by state, Colorado leads the way at #756.

2025 rank
#1529
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#356
in 2000 (2000s)
Babies in 2025
113
boys named Skylar

Where Skylar (boys) is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Skylar in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Skylar in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Skylar in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Skylar in 2025NH—Washington: #999 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)WA#999Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Skylar in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Skylar in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Skylar in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Skylar in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Skylar in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 boys named Skylar in 2025MI—New York: fewer than 5 boys named Skylar in 2025NY—Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Skylar in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Skylar in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Skylar in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Skylar in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Skylar in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Skylar in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Skylar in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 boys named Skylar in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Skylar in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 boys named Skylar in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Skylar in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Skylar in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Skylar in 2025CT—California: #1582 (10 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)CA#1582Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Skylar in 2025UT—Colorado: #756 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)CO#756Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Skylar in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Skylar in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Skylar in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Skylar in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Skylar in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Skylar in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Skylar in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Skylar in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Skylar in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Skylar in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Skylar in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Skylar in 2025TN—North Carolina: #1277 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NC#1277South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Skylar in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Skylar in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Skylar in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Skylar in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Skylar in 2025MS—Alabama: #765 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)AL#765Georgia: fewer than 5 boys named Skylar in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Skylar in 2025HI—Texas: #1415 (13 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#1415Florida: #1625 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#1625
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Alabama (#765), Colorado (#756), Washington (#999)

Uniqueness score

62/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Skylar in the most recent year of SSA data.

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