Unisex name · since 1954
Skyler
41,841 babies named Skyler in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #560 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #784 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 41,841
- born since 1954
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Skyler is the #784 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 41,841 recorded since 1954.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Skyler has been recorded 41,841 times among boys since 1954, currently ranked #784 nationally and more common than 94% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2025.
- #560 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #784 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 41,841 born since 1954
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Skyler ranks #560 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #784 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 41,841 born since 1954, peaking in the 2000s.
- #560 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #784 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 41,841
- born since 1954
- 2000s
- peak decade
Skyler's 41,841 recorded births place it above 98.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Skyler compares
41,841 Top 5% higher than 95% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Skyler's all-time total is 113x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Skyler | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 41,841 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,558 | 34 | 22,252 |
Skyler's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Skyler's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 89% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 11%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1957, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 1,558, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Skyler popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 1,558
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Skyler popularity over time - girls
27,698 total births recorded since 1975 (Skyler as girls' name)
Skyler by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (14,046 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Skyler's strongest decade.
14,046 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Skyler births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 31
1950s
31 births
- 1960s 58
1960s
58 births
- 1970s 249
1970s
249 births
- 1980s 3,515
1980s
3,515 births
- 1990s
1990s
12,296 births
- 2000s
2000s
14,046 births
- 2010s
2010s
9,333 births
- 2020s 2,313
2020s
2,313 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 14,046 births (34% of all-time use).
How Skyler compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Skyler's total volume
Skyler by state
Where Skyler concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 4,461 | 10.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,232 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Utah | | 2,102 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,941 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Washington | | 1,771 | 4.2% |
| #6 | New York | | 1,557 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 1,490 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 1,423 | 3.4% |
4,461 of 41,841 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Skyler appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Skyler's data
- Skyler's decade-level peak was the 2000s (14,046 total births); usage has since declined to 2,313 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Skylers (4,461 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 Skyler: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1954–2025 (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 Skyler 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.