Unisex name · since 1974
Skylar
87,442 babies named Skylar in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #408 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #167 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 87,442
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
87,442 babies have been named Skylar since 1974, making it today's #167 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Skylar has been recorded 87,442 times among girls since 1974, currently ranked #167 nationally and more common than 99.0% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #408 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #167 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 87,442 born since 1974
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Skylar ranks #408 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #167 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 87,442 born since 1974, peaking in the 2010s.
- #408 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #167 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 87,442
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Skylar's 87,442 recorded births place it above 99.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Skylar compares
87,442 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Skylar's all-time total is 233x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Skylar | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 87,442 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 5,295 | 21 | 19,840 |
Skylar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Skylar splits its recorded history at 2000: 89% of all births land in the more recent half, 11% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1974 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 5,295 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Skylar popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 5,295
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Skylar popularity over time - boys
18,274 total births recorded since 1959 (Skylar as boys' name)
Skylar by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (39,436 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Skylar's strongest decade.
39,436 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Skylar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 55
1970s
55 births
- 1980s 516
1980s
516 births
- 1990s 9,101
1990s
9,101 births
- 2000s
2000s
21,898 births
- 2010s
2010s
39,436 births
- 2020s
2020s
16,436 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 39,436 births (45% of all-time use).
How Skylar 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 Skylar's total volume
Skylar by state
Where Skylar concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 7,529 | 8.6% |
| #2 | California | | 5,802 | 6.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5,689 | 6.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 4,930 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 4,580 | 5.2% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 4,236 | 4.8% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 3,552 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 3,502 | 4.0% |
7,529 of 87,442 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Skylar appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Skylar's data
- Skylar's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (39,436 total births) through the 2020s (16,436) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Skylars (7,529 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Skylar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Skylar 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.