Skyler

#670 for girls in 2025, 422 births · #783 for boys in 2025, 325 births
Given to boys 60.2% of the time

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Peak · boys
1994 · 1,355 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
41,841
since 1954

Skyler over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202015peak #250, 2000peak #213, 1994girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#670422#783325
2024#659445#759335
2023#623479#727366
2022#541570#670407
2021#552554#686387
2020#463667#568493
2019#439715#505567
2018#400770#486603
2017#382817#463656
2016#358915#414771
2015#2831,126#360914
2014#3001,084#351924
2013#362874#3061,125
2012#372839#2881,230
2011#456656#2881,223
2010#473639#2621,320
2009#421760#2601,336
2008#423765#2641,312
2007#375875#2711,266
2006#3161,037#2701,281
2005#3151,019#2401,403
2004#3101,033#2341,424
2003#2761,132#2311,486
2002#2701,162#2221,558
2001#2761,147#2291,508
2000#2501,284#2301,472
1999#2561,219#2311,427
1998#2951,022#2301,384
1997#413634#2201,387
1996#468536#2171,392
1995#537441#2231,335
1994#590382#2131,355
1993#584402#2421,191
1992#688314#2581,097
1991#880224#294881
1990#736283#301847
1989#1,56490#341676
1988#1,54186#367551
1987#1,42492#409454
1986#2,30044#414423
1985#4,12619#431393
1984#3,06928#472319
1983#4,10918#537244
1982#4,94514#603201
1981#4,53216#642175
1980#5,24513#1,01979
1979#5,09213#1,24155
1978#7,6497#1,24052
1977#5,88810#1,60734
1976#2,05423
1975#9,0675#1,83526
1974#2,05021
1973#3,6948
1972#3,15210
1971#2,68613
1970#3,8367
1969#4,4045
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1967#3,5596
1966#3,5376
1965#2,7809
1964#2,31013
1963#3,6466
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1961#3,6526
1960#3,3377
1959#2,8219
1958#3,9445
1957#3,9935
1956#3,5356
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First appearance
1954

The first year at least five boys were named Skyler! It came in at #3,452, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1955, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Skyler is popular in 2015

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #113 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 341 boysAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Skyler, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Skyler, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Skyler, so not publishedNHWashington: #242 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,022 boysWAIdaho: #315 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,136 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Skyler, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Skyler, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #314 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,494 boysMNIllinois: #397 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 2,142 boysILWisconsin: #345 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,701 boysWIMichigan: #321 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,706 boysMINew York: #410 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 2,571 boysNYMassachusetts: #511 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,695 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Skyler, so not publishedRIOregon: #189 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 725 boysORNevada: #291 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,235 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Skyler, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Skyler, so not publishedSDIowa: #562 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,155 boysIAIndiana: #260 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,130 boysINOhio: #391 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 2,153 boysOHPennsylvania: #338 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,870 boysPANew Jersey: #585 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,781 boysNJConnecticut: #300 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,601 boysCTCalifornia: #357 for boys · 110 births · 1 in 2,057 boysCAUtah: #215 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 850 boysUTColorado: #397 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,845 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Skyler, so not publishedNEMissouri: #360 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,755 boysMOKentucky: #283 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,294 boysKYWest Virginia: #265 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,167 boysWVVirginia: #397 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,233 boysVAMaryland: #581 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,476 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Skyler, so not publishedDEArizona: #322 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,540 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Skyler, so not publishedNMKansas: #267 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,055 boysKSArkansas: #305 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,331 boysARTennessee: #301 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,405 boysTNNorth Carolina: #303 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,530 boysNCSouth Carolina: #287 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,344 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Skyler, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #477 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,308 boysOKLouisiana: #414 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,960 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Skyler, so not publishedMSAlabama: #243 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,054 boysALGeorgia: #319 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,616 boysGAHawaii: #91 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 300 boysHITexas: #591 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 4,089 boysTXFlorida: #351 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 1,928 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Hawaii#91 · 1 in 300
  2. Alaska#113 · 1 in 341
  3. Oregon#189 · 1 in 725
  4. Utah#215 · 1 in 850
  5. Washington#242 · 1 in 1,022

Best ever in a state: #42 in Utah, 1994.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#91151 in 300
Alaska#113101 in 341
Oregon#189251 in 725
Utah#215251 in 850
Washington#242361 in 1,022
Alabama#243221 in 1,054
Indiana#260321 in 1,130
West Virginia#26571 in 1,167
Kansas#267151 in 1,055
Kentucky#283171 in 1,294
South Carolina#287161 in 1,344
Nevada#291111 in 1,235
Connecticut#30091 in 1,601
Tennessee#301261 in 1,405
North Carolina#303341 in 1,530
Arkansas#305111 in 1,331
Minnesota#314191 in 1,494
Idaho#31571 in 1,136
Georgia#319341 in 1,616
Michigan#321281 in 1,706
Arizona#322241 in 1,540
Pennsylvania#338321 in 1,870
Wisconsin#345161 in 1,701
Florida#351511 in 1,928
California#3571101 in 2,057
Missouri#360181 in 1,755
Ohio#391281 in 2,153
Colorado#397151 in 1,845
Illinois#397311 in 2,142
Virginia#397191 in 2,233
New York#410401 in 2,571
Louisiana#414131 in 1,960
Oklahoma#47791 in 2,308
Massachusetts#51181 in 3,695
Iowa#56251 in 3,155
Maryland#58181 in 3,476
New Jersey#585111 in 3,781
Texas#591461 in 4,089
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Skyler
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 24 spots since 2024 (#759#783)
  • 215 spots since 2020 (#568#783)
  • 423 spots since 2015 (#360#783)
  • Biggest jump: 377 spots in 1981 (#1,019#642)
  • Biggest drop: 118 spots in 2021 (#568#686)
Rise & fade · boys
40 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1954
  • Peaked 1994 at #213 (1,355 births)
  • Births halved by 2017, 23 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 45 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 45 yrs · run 1981–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,246
  • Highest: 1 in 1,246 boys born in 2002 were named Skyler (0.08%)
  • Latest: 1 in 5,256 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
  • Its best rank, #213 in 1994, was only 1 in 1,426 (0.07%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 33.6% of all boys named Skyler (14,046) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2014
  • Mostly boys until 2013, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s31#2,821 (1959)#3,549
1960s58#2,310 (1964)#3,403
1970s249#1,240 (1978)#2,340
1980s3,515#341 (1989)#524
1990s12,296#213 (1994)#243
2000s14,046#222 (2002)#245
2010s9,333#262 (2010)#372
2020s2,313#568 (2020)#699

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Skyler in 2015

girls
#283
1,126 births · 1 in 1,585 girls
boys
#360
914 births · 1 in 2,097 boys

Top girls' names in 2015

  1. #1Emma20,487
  2. #2Olivia19,729
  3. #3Sophia17,454
  4. #4Ava16,416
  5. #5Isabella15,667
  6. #6Mia14,943
  7. #7Abigail12,422
  8. #8Emily11,808
  9. #9Charlotte11,415
  10. #10Harper10,311
  11. #283Skyler1,126

Top boys' names in 2015

  1. #1Noah19,680
  2. #2Liam18,410
  3. #3Mason16,675
  4. #4Jacob16,005
  5. #5William15,950
  6. #6Ethan15,103
  7. #7James14,865
  8. #8Alexander14,584
  9. #9Michael14,504
  10. #10Benjamin13,732
  11. #360Skyler914
More about 2015

girls

1,785,098 girls got a published name in 2015; 1 in 1,585 of them was named Skyler, which outranked 98.5% of the 19,130 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Skyler
  1. #279Miranda1,135
  2. #281June1,133
  3. #282Charlee1,131
  4. #283Skyler1,126
  5. #284Angel1,123
  6. #285Talia1,122
  7. #286Lucille1,120
Biggest movers since 2014
Risers
  1. 1,984Alaia#2,648#664
  2. 1,835Meilani#2,781#946
  3. 1,733Aitana#2,648#915
  4. 1,387Aislinn#2,351#964
  5. 1,072Taya#2,049#977
Fallers
  1. 1,075Isis#703#1,778
  2. 502Annabell#923#1,425
  3. 500Anabel#911#1,411
  4. 344Cindy#711#1,055
  5. 334Anabella#529#863

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,916,743 boys got a published name in 2015; 1 in 2,097 of them was named Skyler, which outranked 97.4% of the 14,059 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Skyler
  1. #356Fabian943
  2. #358Roberto927
  3. #359Beckham923
  4. #360Skyler914
  5. #361Major913
  6. #362Nehemiah909
  7. #363Drew896
Biggest movers since 2014
Risers
  1. 1,348Riaan#2,277#929
  2. 397Huxley#1,355#958
  3. 355Wilder#1,313#958
  4. 284Jaziel#1,218#934
  5. 268Canaan#1,074#806
Fallers
  1. 676Arnav#891#1,567
  2. 262Jayse#906#1,168
  3. 239Neymar#551#790
  4. 228Rylee#877#1,105
  5. 204Johnathon#915#1,119

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2015