Skylar
A unisex name of Dutch origin, meaning scholar, learned one; a modern respelling of Schuyler.
How Skylar has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #42 |
| 2016 | #42 |
| 2017 | #47 |
| 2018 | #50 |
| 2019 | #56 |
| 2020 | #63 |
| 2021 | #74 |
| 2022 | #87 |
| 2023 | #107 |
| 2024 | #134 |
| 2025 | #167 |
Skylar by the numbers
In 2025, 139 babies in England and Wales were named Skylar. In the US, 4,984 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 5,277 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
At its height, in 2000, about 1 in 800 American babies born that year was called Skylar.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Skylar. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Skylar
Names that are said the same way as Skylar, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean wisdom
Like Skylar, each of these has wisdom in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Sophiawisdom14,848 in the US (2017)
- Sofiawisdom1,490 in England and Wales (2025)
- Quinndescendant of Conn; wise and intelligent4,467 in the US (2017)
- Sophiewisdom724 in England and Wales (2025)
- Athenagoddess of wisdom and warfare519 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alfiewise counsel; from Alfred1,955 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean a craft or trade
Like Skylar, each of these has a craft or trade in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Masonstone worker13,560 in the US (2017)
- Ameliawork, industriousness2,153 in England and Wales (2025)
- Graysonson of the steward8,767 in the US (2017)
- Penelopeweaver; wife of Odysseus1,174 in England and Wales (2025)
- Chaseto hunt; one who hunts4,207 in the US (2017)
- Georgefarmer, earth worker3,082 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Skylar
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