Skylar

Skylar: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “scholar”
Origin: Dutch
Say it: SKY-ler · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls (83% of all uses)

Variant of Schuyler, from a Dutch surname meaning 'scholar' or 'schoolteacher'. Skylar is the modern phonetic spelling used as a given name in English.

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How popular is Skylar?

2024691 per million US babies

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Babies named Skylar in 20242,299

2024 rank#134 girls

Peak year2015

Total US babies since 1880103,743

Skylar has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Skylar

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Brandieburnt wine · Dutch

Skylar questions

What does the name Skylar mean?

Skylar means "scholar". It comes from Dutch. Variant of Schuyler, from a Dutch surname meaning 'scholar' or 'schoolteacher'. Skylar is the modern phonetic spelling used as a given name in English.

Is Skylar a boy or girl name?

Skylar is mainly a girl's name in US records (83% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Skylar?

2,299 US babies were named Skylar in 2024. Its peak year was 2015.

How do you pronounce Skylar?

Skylar is usually pronounced SKY-ler.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.