Skylar: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced SKY-ler · 2 syllables

Skylar means “scholar, student”, from English.

Pronunciation spelling of Schuyler used since the 1980s.

How popular is Skylar?

Skylar was the #167 name in the US in 2025, given to 1,931 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 38% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 2010.

Babies named Skylar in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 2010).

Half of US adults named Skylar are older than 25; most are between 18 and 37. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

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Skylar means “scholar, student”. It comes from English.

Skylar is pronounced SKY-ler.

Skylar was the #167 name in the US in 2025, given to 1,931 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 38% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 2010.

Half of US adults named Skylar are older than 25. Most are between 18 and 37.