Skylar

Variation of Schuyler, Dutch "scholar"

"scholar"

Skylar Origin and Meaning

The name Skylar is a boy's name of Dutch origin meaning "scholar".

This Americanized spelling of the Dutch name is now used nearly exclusively for girls in the US.

While the Skyler variant remains more statistically unisex, the original Dutch spelling, Schuyler, is currently used so rarely that it could go either way, and fits right in with the surnames-as-first-names trend for boys.

Skylar Rank in US Top 1000

# 922 in the US

Skylar Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1230 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Skylar

• 922 US 2018
• 1230 Nameberry 2025
• 300 Unique 2023

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Famous People Named Skylar

• Skylar Rutherford Thomas Canadian soccer player
• Skylar Gonzalez son of tennis player Pancho Gonzalez
• Skylar Johnson (b. 2011) son of former NFL player Damaris Johnson
• Skylar Astin (Lipstein) American actor
• Skylar Spence (born Ryan DeRobertis) American singer
• Skylar Mays American NBA player
• Sunny Skylar (born Selig Shaftel) American composer and singer

The name Skylar in Pop Culture

• Skylar a jaquin from TV's "Elena of Avalor"
• Skylar natural fragrance company