Unisex — 18% boys#399 of girl names
Skylar
Pronounced S K AY1 L AA1 R (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2015
- 51 years in use
How popular is Skylar?
Skylar is a name given to both boys and girls, and first appears in 1974. It has been given to 103,743 children — the 399th most common girls' name on record.
It is gaining, with the past decade running 47% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2015, when 5,294 children were given it.
Roughly 18% of children named Skylar are boys, so the split is a real one rather than a rounding error.
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- S K AY1 L AA1 R
- Stress pattern:
- 11
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Skylar
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Skylar
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Skylar?
- Skylar ranks 399th among girls' names in US records, with 103,743 births since 1974. Over the past decade it accounts for 38,221.
- Is Skylar a unisex name?
- Yes. About 18% of children given the name are boys, which is a genuine split rather than a rounding error.
- When was Skylar most popular?
- 2015, when 5,294 children were given the name. It has been in use for 51 years and is still recorded as of 2024.