Mostly boys · peaked in 2002
Skyler name popularity since 1925
69,539 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Skyler (39.8% girls, 60.2% boys). Half of them were born in 2004 or earlier, so the typical Skyler is about 22 years old in 2026. Skyler peaked in 2002 as the #222 name for boys, and it ranked #783 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 69,539
- Named Skyler, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #783
- for boys in 2025 (325 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 60.2% boys
- 27,698 girls · 41,841 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 4.03× its national share
Peak year is the year Skyler made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Skyler births per year, 1925–2025
2002 was the biggest year for Skyler both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1981 and 1986, Skyler became 2.4× more common, from 1 in 10,200 baby boys to 1 in 4,350.
- Steepest fall: Between 2016 and 2021, its share of baby boys fell by 46%, from 1 in 2,460 to 1 in 4,520.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Skyler's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Skyler.
Decade by decade
Babies named Skyler in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 31 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 58 | #2,957 |
| 1970s | 35 | 249 | #1,878 |
| 1980s | 420 | 3,515 | #431 |
| 1990s | 5,457 | 12,296 | #223 |
| 2000s | 10,214 | 14,046 | #240 |
| 2010s | 8,435 | 9,333 | #360 |
| 2020–25 | 3,137 | 2,313 | #783 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
53.6% of babies named Skyler from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Skyler is most popular
The index compares Skyler's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Skyler.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 4.03× | 2,305 |
| Nevada | 2.65× | 634 |
| Idaho | 2.63× | 702 |
| Oregon | 2.26× | 1,421 |
| Washington | 1.95× | 2,185 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Skyler and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Skyler (this page) | 41,841 | 2002 |
| Skylor | 1,058 | 1998 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Skyler's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Skyler.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Skyler (2002).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data