Unisex name · since 1993

Sklyer

27 babies named Sklyer in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#26,789 of 45,481
all-time among boys
27
born since 1993
1990s
peak decade

Sklyer is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 27 have been recorded since 1993.

Social Security Administration records show Sklyer recorded 27 times among boys since 1993, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2009.

  • #26,789 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 27 born since 1993
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sklyer ranks #26,789 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 27 born since 1993, peaking in the 1990s.

#26,789 of 45,481
all-time among boys
27
born since 1993
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Sklyer's 27 recorded births place it above 41.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Sklyer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Sklyer's full recorded timeline at 1998, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Sklyer popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2009

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1996)
6
Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
4.555.566.5 19931996199820032009 5

Sklyer popularity over time - girls

5 total births recorded since 2005 (Sklyer as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 2005 5

Sklyer by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (17 births, 63% of the file).

1990s was Sklyer's strongest decade.

17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.

Sklyer births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 17 births (63% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sklyer? ▼
Sklyer has been given to 27 babies in the U.S. since 1993, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #26,789 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2009. 6 babies were born in 1996, its single highest year.
Where does Sklyer sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sklyer ranks #26,789 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Sklyer most popular? ▼
Sklyer was most popular in the 1990s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Is Sklyer a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Sklyer is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 27 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Sklyer been used? ▼
Records for Sklyer go back to 1993, giving 17 years of history through 2009.

What to do with Sklyer's data

  • Sklyer's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (17 total births) through the 2000s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Sklyer

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Sklyer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1993–2009 (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 Sklyer 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.