Skylar is a familiar name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2015 and has grown less common since.
Skylar is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #167 among girls (1,818) and #1,537 among boys (113) — overall #356 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,931 | 1,931 | #167 | #1,537 |
| 2024 | 2,308 | 2,308 | #134 | #1,554 |
| 2023 | 2,688 | 2,688 | #107 | #1,285 |
| 2022 | 3,053 | 3,053 | #87 | #1,243 |
| 2021 | 3,500 | 3,500 | #74 | #1,243 |
| 2020 | 3,807 | 3,807 | #64 | #1,193 |
| 2019 | 4,267 | 4,267 | #56 | #992 |
| 2018 | 4,644 | 4,644 | #49 | #920 |
| 2017 | 5,018 | 5,018 | #48 | #808 |
| 2016 | 5,458 | 5,458 | #42 | #759 |
| 2015 | 5,653 | 5,653 | #42 | #704 |
| 2014 | 5,193 | 5,193 | #48 | #635 |
| 2013 | 4,280 | 4,280 | #73 | #543 |
| 2012 | 3,806 | 3,806 | #87 | #567 |
| 2011 | 2,643 | 2,643 | #145 | #527 |
| 2010 | 2,216 | 2,216 | #180 | #525 |
| 2009 | 2,323 | 2,323 | #184 | #498 |
| 2008 | 2,282 | 2,282 | #192 | #512 |
| 2007 | 2,624 | 2,624 | #171 | #477 |
| 2006 | 2,984 | 2,984 | #145 | #435 |
| 2005 | 2,804 | 2,804 | #154 | #453 |
| 2004 | 2,713 | 2,713 | #154 | #470 |
| 2003 | 2,937 | 2,937 | #144 | #408 |
| 2002 | 3,071 | 3,071 | #141 | #383 |
| 2001 | 3,078 | 3,078 | #141 | #361 |
| 2000 | 3,251 | 3,251 | #135 | #356 |
| 1999 | 3,208 | 3,208 | #131 | #374 |
| 1998 | 2,461 | 2,461 | #173 | #358 |
| 1997 | 1,610 | — | #302 | #372 |
| 1996 | 1,491 | — | #328 | #373 |
| 1995 | 1,246 | — | #386 | #408 |
| 1994 | 1,206 | — | #403 | #398 |
| 1993 | 1,121 | — | #456 | #404 |
| 1992 | 882 | — | #567 | #464 |
| 1991 | 779 | — | #620 | #486 |
| 1990 | 867 | — | #561 | #466 |
| 1989 | 424 | — | #1,242 | #563 |
| 1988 | 346 | — | #1,259 | #625 |
| 1987 | 351 | — | #1,312 | #581 |
| 1986 | 232 | — | #1,860 | #696 |
| 1985 | 205 | — | #3,074 | #671 |
| 1984 | 166 | — | #3,970 | #722 |
| 1983 | 110 | — | #5,107 | #902 |
| 1982 | 117 | — | #5,163 | #883 |
| 1981 | 104 | — | #4,932 | #958 |
| 1980 | 37 | — | #6,266 | #2,104 |
| 1979 | 48 | — | #5,373 | #1,667 |
| 1978 | 23 | — | #8,429 | #2,780 |
| 1977 | 31 | — | #5,839 | #2,345 |
| 1976 | 20 | — | #5,976 | #3,683 |
| 1975 | 18 | — | #7,049 | #3,628 |
| 1974 | 14 | — | #8,586 | #4,140 |
| 1973 | 9 | — | — | #3,657 |
| 1970 | 8 | — | — | #3,791 |
| 1968 | 5 | — | — | #4,658 |
| 1967 | 7 | — | — | #3,507 |
| 1966 | 5 | — | — | #4,457 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | — | #4,551 |
| 1962 | 8 | — | — | #3,275 |
| 1961 | 10 | — | — | #2,879 |
| 1959 | 10 | — | — | #2,797 |