Skylar

“Variant of Schuyler — scholar (Dutch surname)” — Dutch origin

Boy's name · #1537 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Skylar reached #356 in 2000 and has eased to #1537 since. About 18,000 boys have carried it since 1959. About 95% of babies named Skylar in recent years have been girls.

Around the world: about 1 in 11,000 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 15 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Skylars

Skylar Astin — American actor
Skylar Mays — American basketball player
Skylar Spence — American electronic music producer
Skylar Thompson — American football player (born 1997)
Skylar Thomas — Canadian soccer player

In stories & tradition

Skylar — Bring It On

What Skylars become

Among 81 notable people named Skylar:

Sports figures appear 2.65× more often than among typical names — e.g. Skylar Mays, American basketball player.

Similar names: Skyler · Payton · Sky · Kolby · Dayton · Trevon

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