Unisex name · since 1981
Skylor
1,058 babies named Skylor in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,949 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,058
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,058 boys have been named Skylor since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Skylor has 1,058 recorded births among boys since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2024.
- #4,949 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,058 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Skylor ranks #4,949 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,058 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,949 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,058
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Skylor's 1,058 recorded births place it above 89.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Skylor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Skylor's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2024, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 64, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Skylor popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2024
- Peak year (1998)
- 64
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Skylor popularity over time - girls
436 total births recorded since 1990 (Skylor as girls' name)
Skylor by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (370 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Skylor's strongest decade.
370 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Skylor births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 108
1980s
108 births
- 1990s
1990s
369 births
- 2000s
2000s
370 births
- 2010s
2010s
190 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 370 births (35% of all-time use).
How Skylor 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 Skylor's total volume
Skylor by state
Where Skylor concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 29 | 2.7% |
| #2 | California | | 22 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 12 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
29 of 1,058 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Skylor's data
- Skylor's decade-level peak was the 2000s (370 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Skylors (29 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Skylor: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1981–2024 (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 Skylor 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.