Unisex name · since 1994

Skylur

76 babies named Skylur in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#19,300 of 45,481
all-time among boys
76
born since 1994
2000s
peak decade

76 boys have been named Skylur since 1994, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Skylur has 76 recorded births among boys since 1994, 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 1994 to 2015.

  • #19,300 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 76 born since 1994
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Skylur ranks #19,300 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 76 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.

#19,300 of 45,481
all-time among boys
76
born since 1994
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Skylur's 76 recorded births place it above 57.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Skylur's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Skylur splits its recorded history at 2004: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Skylur popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2015

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2008)
10
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
4681012 199419951996199819992001200420052008201220132015 7

Skylur popularity over time - girls

58 total births recorded since 1998 (Skylur as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 58 births
4681012 19981999200020032004201320142015 10

Skylur by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (30 births, 39% of the file).

2000s was Skylur's strongest decade.

30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.

Skylur births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 30 births (39% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Skylur? ▼
Skylur has been given to 76 babies in the U.S. since 1994, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #19,300 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2015. 10 babies were born in 2008, its single highest year.
Where does Skylur sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Skylur ranks #19,300 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Skylur most popular? ▼
Skylur was most popular in the 2000s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Is Skylur a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Skylur is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 76 births, and as a girl's name it has 58 births.
How long has the name Skylur been used? ▼
Records for Skylur go back to 1994, giving 22 years of history through 2015.
What names are similar to Skylur? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Skyler, Skylar, Sky, Skye, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Skylur's data

  • Skylur's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (30 total births) through the 2010s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Skylur

Nearby Names Like Skylur

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Skylur

Skyler Boy
#784 41,841 births
Skylar Boy
#1533 18,274 births
Sky Boy
#1658 4,205 births
Skye Boy
#2340 2,903 births
Skylor Boy
1,058 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Skylur: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1994–2015 (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 Skylur 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.