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Skylar name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Skylar ranks #167 in female records (1,818 reported) and #1,537 in male records (113 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

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Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#167 · 1,818 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 377 female records (2,195 to 1,818); rank moved from #134 to #167.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 1,528 female records (3,346 to 1,818); rank moved from #74 to #167.
2025 male rank and count
#1,537 · 113 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count stayed at 113 male records; rank moved from #1,554 to #1,537.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 41 male records (154 to 113); rank moved from #1,243 to #1,537.
Peak year in available data
2016: 5,137 female records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Skylar becoming more popular?

Skylar's reported female count decreased by 377 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #134 to #167. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Skylar in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for SkylarFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.5,1370201620252016: 5,137 female records2017: 4,736 female records2018: 4,411 female records2019: 4,054 female records2020: 3,645 female records2021: 3,346 female records2022: 2,894 female records2023: 2,538 female records2024: 2,195 female records2025: 1,818 female records2016: 321 male records2017: 282 male records2018: 233 male records2019: 213 male records2020: 162 male records2021: 154 male records2022: 159 male records2023: 150 male records2024: 113 male records2025: 113 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20251,8181671131,537
20242,1951341131,554
20232,5381071501,285
20222,894871591,243
20213,346741541,243
20203,645641621,193
20194,05456213992
20184,41149233920
20174,73648282808
20165,13742321759

Questions about Skylar’s popularity

How common is Skylar in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Skylar ranks #167 in female records (1,818 reported) and #1,537 in male records (113 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Skylar?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Skylar only.

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