Skylor — #12734 US boys' name
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.
More common than 11% of names given to boys today.
35% of everyone ever named Skylor was born in this single decade.
64 babies were named Skylor in 1998 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Skylor
The Social Security Administration has registered 1,058 babies named Skylor between 1981 and 2024, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Skylor currently holds the #12734 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 64 babies received it in a single year. Skylor is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 436 additional births since 1990.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Skylor performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 370 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Skylor shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 29 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Skylor in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Skylor in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,058 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Skylor at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Skylor popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1981
- Peak year (1998)
- 64
- Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
Currently ranks #12734 among boys.
1,058 total births across 44 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1998 with 64 births in a single year.
Skylor popularity over time — girls
436 total births recorded since 1990 (Skylor as girls' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The girls' variant of Skylor accounts for 29% of total recorded use across both genders.
Skylor by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 370 births that decade — 35% of Skylor's all-time total
Skylor decade highlights
- Peak decade 370 births
- Runner-up 369 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Skylor's strongest decade
370 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 35% of all-time use.
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.
Top 5 states
- Texas 2.7% of nationwide
- California 2.1% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 1.1% of nationwide
- Florida 1.0% of nationwide
- Ohio 0.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 5 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 2.7% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Skylor? ▼
When was Skylor most popular? ▼
Where is Skylor most popular? ▼
Is Skylor a unisex name? ▼
How long has the name Skylor been used? ▼
What names are similar to Skylor? ▼
Keep exploring Skylor
Nearby Names Like Skylor
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Skylor
Compare Skylor side by side: Skylor vs Skyler Skylor vs Skylar Skylor vs Sky
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Skylor
Baby Name Guides
Learn more about naming trends and how to use data to choose a name
Explore more names
Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1981–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.