U.S. baby names · 1880–2025
How to read the band

Solid line = floor (spellings that unambiguously belong to the group). Shaded band up to the dashed edge = ceiling (the most it could reach if every ambiguous spelling counted here).

Skylar

Skylar is down from its peak but still widely used. All-time it's been given to 180,735 U.S. babies, the 221st most common name by sound today, peaking at 7,737 in 2015, with 2,693 in 2025.

By sound, Skylar also includes the spellings Skyler, Schuyler.

Rising

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, “National data” baby-names files (1880–2025).