Skylar
Skylar is a distinctive choice, ranked #312 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Skylar in their class.
About the Name Skylar
Skylar has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 94 places in five years. It was most popular in 2018 at #151 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1998.
Skylar is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Skylar in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #134, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Skylar
- Taz Skylar — Tarek Yassin Skylar, known professionally as Taz Skylar, is a British and Spanish actor and screenwriter.
- Skylar Irving — Skylar Irving is an American professional ice hockey forward for the Montreal Victoire of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).
- Skylar Boutin — Skylar Boutin is an American politician.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Skylar
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Skylar
Almost certainly the only Skylar in the class
UK Popularity (1998–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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Famous People Named Skylar
Notable people who share this name, from history to the present day. See full list on Wikipedia