Skylar has been given to about 105,716 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2015, which makes it a current name.
Skylar ranks 167th among American unisexs in 2025, with 1,931 born that year. Its best year was 2015, when 5,653 babies were given the name, ranking 42nd. The typical living American called Skylar is about 14 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Hampshire, where it accounts for 0.16% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.