Unisex name · since 1991
Schylar
Schylar has 232 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,332 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 232
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Schylar sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 232 recorded since 1991.
Schylar has 232 recorded births among girls since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2016.
- #18,332 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 232 born since 1991
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Schylar ranks #18,332 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 232 born since 1991, peaking in the 1990s.
- #18,332 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 232
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Schylar's 232 recorded births place it above 74.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Schylar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Schylar's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Schylar popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2016
- Peak year (1996)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Schylar popularity over time - boys
111 total births recorded since 1986 (Schylar as boys' name)
Schylar by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (117 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Schylar's strongest decade.
117 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Schylar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
117 births
- 2000s
2000s
72 births
- 2010s 43
2010s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 117 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Schylar's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (117 total births) through the 2010s (43) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Schylar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~25 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1991–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Schylar draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.