Skylar is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Skylar means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Skylar across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Skylar has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Skylar is a girl name of Dutch origin meaning “scholar”. a respelling of the surname Schuyler.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 105,716 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 3,498 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 288 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 67 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 177 births |
| New Zealand top 100, since 1954 | 82 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Skylar per year, United States (1959 to 2025). United States peaked in 2015 (5,653/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2018 (345/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2022 (36/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2022 (20/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2018 (12/yr).
Skylar has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2015, when it ranked #108 nationally (given to 5,955 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 2010s.
Skyler · Skylor · Skyelar · Skilar · Skiler · Skyeler · Skylier · Skyllar
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