Unisex name · since 1990
Skyelar
Skyelar has 710 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,437 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,578 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 710
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Skyelar currently ranks #15578 among unisex names in America, with 710 babies recorded since 1990.
Social Security Administration records show Skyelar recorded 710 times among girls since 1990, holding rank #15578 nationally today, ahead of 10% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #9,437 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,578 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 710 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Skyelar ranks #9,437 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,578 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 710 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,437 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,578 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 710
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Skyelar's 710 recorded births place it above 86.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Skyelar compares
710 Top 38% higher than 62% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Skyelar's all-time total is 89% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Skyelar | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 710 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 21 | 19,840 |
Skyelar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Skyelar's full recorded timeline at 2008, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2025, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 39 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Skyelar popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Skyelar popularity over time - boys
161 total births recorded since 1989 (Skyelar as boys' name)
Skyelar by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (274 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Skyelar's strongest decade.
274 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Skyelar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
145 births
- 2000s
2000s
274 births
- 2010s
2010s
225 births
- 2020s 66
2020s
66 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 274 births (39% of all-time use).
How Skyelar compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Skyelar's total volume
Skyelar by state
Where Skyelar concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 1.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 11 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.7% |
12 of 710 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Skyelar's data
- Skyelar's decade-level peak was the 2000s (274 total births); usage has since declined to 66 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Skyelars (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Skyelar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Skyelar 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.