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Skylar

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

Girl's name · #167 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Skylar has appeared in US records since 1974 — best rank #42 (2015) · 87,442 babies named Skylar all-time · 1 in 880 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 690 girls in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 1,200 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 1,300 girls in Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 49 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Skylars

• Skylar Grey — American singer
• Skylar Diggins-Smith — American basketball player
• Skylar Park — Canadian taekwondoin
• Skylar Stecker — American singer and songwriter (born 2002)
• Skylar Schneider — American cyclist

In stories & tradition

• Skylar — NCIS: Hawaiʻi

What Skylars become

Among 81 notable people named Skylar:

Athletes appear 2.65× more often than among typical names — e.g. Skylar Diggins-Smith, American basketball player.

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