Skylar name meaning

By Nishant Saini

Updated: May 30th, 2024

Gender: Unisex, both Boy and Girl

Origin: Dutch

Usage: English

Pronunciation: sky-ler

Meaning: Scholar and Shield

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What does Skylar mean?
Variations of Skylar
Nicknames for Skylar
How popular is Skylar?
Popularity Chart
Similar Names to Skylar
Famous People Named Skylar
Lists having Skylar

What does Skylar mean?

Meaning of Skylar is Scholar or Shield is commonly used in English. Its origin is in Dutch is a gender-neutral name.

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How do I pronounce Skylar?

The three syllabled name Skylar is commonly pronounced as sky-ler. It can also be pronounced as s-ky-lar.

Variants of Skylar

Skuyler, Schuyler, Skylarmarie, Marie, Schuylar, Marea, Aaliyahmarie, Marieanna, Maria, Mariam, Mariamne, Mirjam, Mary

Nicknames for Skylar

The name Skylar has plateful of nicknames like:

Names that rhyme with Skylar

How popular is the name Skylar?

Skylar was among the very popular names in United States. Since emerging in 1959 around 83920 babies have been given the given name. When at its peak in 2015, the moniker grabbed the 42nd spot and 5271 baby girls were given the name.

However after 99 years, the name is on free fall on the charts. Moreover, the moniker has been to the top 50 baby names 5 times A common name in England and Wales with over 2030 new-borns have been given the name since 1998.

Currently the name is hotter than ever, 345 girls were bestowed the name and it was ranked at 151st position.

Skylar is a unique baby name in Netherlands, during its short term of usage, the name has been to the top 400 names.

In 2015, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 374 on girl names chart when 34 babies were named Skylar. The first name is an uncommon baby name in Ireland still in use today.

Skylar is a rare baby name in Netherlands where it is still in use. And also in Belgium. Also, Skylar is a familiar name in Canada. At least, 80000 people around the globe have been given the name as per our research.

Year	Boys		Girls
Year	Rank	Births	Rank	Births
2023	1291	147	107	2522
2022	1247	156	87	2881
2021	1261	149	74	3324
2020	1189	161	63	3627
2019	999	209	56	4040
2018	918	232	50	4394
2017	807	280	48	4727
2016	755	321	42	5125
2015	704	357	42	5288
2014	634	413	48	4772

View more ▾View full list ▾^{[1] Source: Social Security Administration}

Facts

Skylar in Nordic countries

Countries	Men		Women
Countries	First Name	Secondary Name	First Name	Secondary Name
	38	13	100	39

Numerological analysis of Skylar

Your decision to keep fighting for things even when they're falling apart sometimes ruins self-confidence. Stay curious but don't stress over things because everything's built to change, and not only people but everything you can think of. Although you can't stand in one place for too long, if something catches your attention, you are willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done perfectly.

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Tan - Notably used in Dutch, English and Turkish uncustomary, Tan is used as a gender-neutral name, meaning of Tan is "The Anointed One or Dawn" came from Vietnamese and Old English
Bo means The Element Búa Meaning to Live to Dwell Have a Household or Precious usually used for both sexes, used principally in Scandinavian and Norwegian is originated from Old Norse, French and Germanic
Ago means Sword Tip or Sword is substantially used in Dutch is came from Old High German and Germanic is aimed at boys
Casper - Acclaimed and Enduring Casper came from Old Persian is mainly used in Dutch, Greenlandic and Swedish and is used for boys, meaning of Casper is "Keeper of the Treasurer or Treasure Bearer". In 1899, prominent Casper ranked 481 on baby boy names chart in United States
Huub - Germanic name Huub means "Bright Heart and Bright" which is used dominantly in Dutch is a boy name. Huub is short of Hubert.

Famous people named Skylar

Skylar Grey, American singer, songwriter
Skylar Astin, American actor, model and singer
Skylar Diggins in Black Girls Rock! 2013 as
Skylar Babin in ActorsE Chat with Ann Marie Crouch and the Actors of AMC Talent as
Skylar Tuthill in Harry Putter and the Chamber Pot of Secrets as Actress
Skylar Laine in Top 6 Perform as
Skylar Green in Two Teens and a Baby as Actress
Skylar Cruz in American Courtesans as
Skylar Bertino in Fever as Actress
Skylar Lanier in The Battle of Setauket as Actress
Skylar Cronenweth acted in short The Brightness You Keep

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Sources

Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
Central Statistics Office - An Phríomh-Oifig Staidrimh, https://visual.cso.ie/?body=entity/babynames
Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls
Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://www.svb.nl/nl/kindernamen/
Queensland Government - Open Data Portal, https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/top-100-baby-names

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