Skyler Boy & girl
How popular is Skyler?
#670 girl name in 2025
422 baby girls were named Skyler in the US in 2025, making it the 670th most popular girl name. Another 325 boys got the name (#783 for boys).
Skyler popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #670 for girls (▼ 11 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 422 girls, 325 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-63% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #283 in 2015, #463 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2000 (1,284 girls) |
| Highest rank | #250 in 2000 |
| First recorded | 1975 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 44% boys, 56% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.5% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Skyler counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Skylar family of names ranked #149 for girls in 2025 (#127 the year before), with 2,249 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Skylar | 1,818 | 81% |
| Skyler | 422 | 19% |
| Skilar | 9 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Skyler is most popular
Babies named Skyler per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- South Carolina: 0.6 per 1,000 (51 girls)
- Maryland: 0.6 per 1,000 (59 girls)
- Connecticut: 0.6 per 1,000 (32 girls)
- Utah: 0.5 per 1,000 (43 girls)
- Mississippi: 0.5 per 1,000 (24 girls)
Skyler by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35 | #5,091 |
| 1980s | 420 | #1,423 |
| 1990s | 5,457 | #256 |
| 2000s | 10,214 | #250 |
| 2010s | 8,435 | #283 |
| 2020s | 3,137 | #463 |
Girl names about as popular as Skyler
Questions
- Is Skyler a boy or girl name?
- Skyler is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 44% of babies named Skyler were boys and 56% were girls.
- How popular is the name Skyler?
- 422 baby girls were named Skyler in the US in 2025, making it the 670th most popular girl name. Another 325 boys got the name (#783 for boys).
- When was Skyler most popular?
- Skyler peaked in 2000, when 1,284 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #250 in 2000.
- How many people are named Skyler?
- 69,539 babies have been named Skyler in the US since 1880. We estimate about 68,423 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 22.
- Where is Skyler most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Skyler was most common in South Carolina, at 0.6 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.